BIDEN ADMIN ABANDONS RAILROAD WORKER UNIONS – The party of the poor, the party of the working class (allegedly) has taken its mask off once again with the latest move by Joe Biden to prevent railroad workers from going on strike. The Biden administration used an executive order to force an anti-union deal on the railroad workers.
NEWSWATCH BLURB:
Railroad workers were given a ‘one-two punch’ from the White House and Republicans. They say they aren’t giving up. – www.independent.co.uk
Excerpt:
Will Wisniewski, a 40-year-old train conductor from Seattle, is sick with the flu. His wife, who is eight months pregnant, is also sick. So are his kids. Most people in his position would take time off work to recover and take care of their family, but Mr Wisniewski works for the railroad, and he doesn’t have that right.
“Who is supposed to take care of my kids? I can’t even tag team with my wife and give her a break,” Mr Wisniewski told The Independent on Thursday.
After more than two years of negotiations between railway unions and rail companies, and later the White House, Congress voted on Thursday to deny him that right for the foreseeable future.
In a rushed early evening vote in the Senate, Republicans and Democrats passed a bill that imposed a deal to increase wages for railway workers while blocking any potential strike action. In a separate…
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