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re: Amtrak canceling all long distance trains starting tomorrow
Posted on 9/14/22 at 5:32 pm to TigerFanatic99
Posted on 9/14/22 at 5:32 pm to TigerFanatic99
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I could easily see the government stepping in like with the air traffic controllers and forcing an end to the strike.
ATCs were federal employees.
Railway freight workers aren’t.
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Posted on 9/14/22 at 5:42 pm to hawgfaninc
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And so it begins. Hope you baws are stocked up
Biden got this
Right?
Posted on 9/14/22 at 5:46 pm to teke184
The problem with that is you always have some that either won't or can't work slow. The railroad unions in the south do not stick together for a cause. The union members up north seem to stand up for what they want. Just my opinion.
Posted on 9/14/22 at 5:47 pm to Godfather1
Rail workers are federally regulated and CAN be forced back to work. Whether that is a good idea is another matter.
Posted on 9/14/22 at 5:48 pm to BuckyCheese
First of all, if people were getting fired for being there would lawsuits out the wazoo.
Second, if shite was so bad, where has the union been while conditions went to hell?
Sounds to me like the union has allowed this to happen in order to get full support for a strike instead of doing its job to make the RR adhere to contract conditions.
Second, if shite was so bad, where has the union been while conditions went to hell?
Sounds to me like the union has allowed this to happen in order to get full support for a strike instead of doing its job to make the RR adhere to contract conditions.
Posted on 9/14/22 at 6:10 pm to Bard
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Can any of you rail baws confirm this?
Yes, it is true. The only way to be off work without points, is to schedule a personal leave day or daily vacation day. And those are capped. Only one-two allowed per day.
Posted on 9/14/22 at 6:10 pm to Bard
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confirm or deny this?
I rode a train once
Posted on 9/14/22 at 6:28 pm to Jack Bauers HnK
Blocking communist labor unions from striking is not an entirely new concept. In Texas, public sector employees can join labor unions, but the unions cannot organize walkouts or strikes.
Now of course, railroad companies are private companies. Is there a way to force those thirsty commies back to work? Possibly. Railroad companies do receive a lot of federal privileges and have a lot of federal contracts. It'll be a nasty legal battle if the federal government decides to intervene.
All in all, It is just about guaranteed that if there is no compromise, the Biden administration will frick this up.
Now of course, railroad companies are private companies. Is there a way to force those thirsty commies back to work? Possibly. Railroad companies do receive a lot of federal privileges and have a lot of federal contracts. It'll be a nasty legal battle if the federal government decides to intervene.
All in all, It is just about guaranteed that if there is no compromise, the Biden administration will frick this up.
Posted on 9/14/22 at 6:33 pm to mtntiger
The unions have been fighting this for a while. This didn't just come up suddenly.
Posted on 9/14/22 at 6:41 pm to hawgfaninc
Glad I didn't buy train tickets for our trip to Boston in a few weeks.
Posted on 9/14/22 at 6:43 pm to hawgfaninc
At this point just let it all fall apart. Time for people to start feeling real pain and clue in to what’s happening.
Posted on 9/14/22 at 8:50 pm to crimsonuatide
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Yes, it is true. The only way to be off work without points, is to schedule a personal leave day or daily vacation day. And those are capped. Only one-two allowed per day.
Thanks!
How the hell did it get to that point? Where has the RWU been on this?
Posted on 9/14/22 at 9:50 pm to Bard
They have been fighting it but the court has decided its policy and not a negotiating item. Therefore the unions are trying to get them to negotiate it with the rest of the contract. The engineers and conductors are the only employees affected. Other crafts don't have this issue and are not on call all the time.
Posted on 9/15/22 at 2:20 am to Texas Weazel
When I read some of this shite it just reminds how ignorant most of the posters on this board are about the topics they comment on 
Posted on 9/15/22 at 3:03 am to hawgfaninc
Amtrak doesn't own the rails.
And have been bailed out by the Federal government numerous times.
Took a 5-hour car ride by train and it took 12 hours.
Train was 4 hours late and had to pause constantly for shipping lines for right of way.
And have been bailed out by the Federal government numerous times.
Took a 5-hour car ride by train and it took 12 hours.
Train was 4 hours late and had to pause constantly for shipping lines for right of way.
Posted on 9/15/22 at 3:17 am to crap4brain
When they figure out that its actually saving taxpayers money by having Amtrak shut down, they'll get it going again before you can blink. All government run subsidized industries lose money. I bet even the brothel they run in Nevada loses money, if thats even possible ??
Posted on 9/15/22 at 5:29 am to hawgfaninc
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Amtrak canceling all long distance trains starting tomorrow
Is this part of Bidens climate crisis agenda?
Posted on 9/15/22 at 6:17 am to JColtF
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Biden got this
Right?
according to reports, strike is averted
Biden takes credit, big PR win for him.
Posted on 9/15/22 at 6:53 am to TrueTiger
5 year deal, 14% raise immediately, including back pay to 2020. Raises will go up annually over 5 years to total 24% of current pay. Also $1,000 bonuses can be earned. Health benefits and scheduling/on-call issues are supposedly big in the unions favor
Posted on 9/15/22 at 6:56 am to TrueTiger
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Biden takes credit
Of course he will.
I suspect he (or, more likely, someone who could form a coherent sentence) told the RR carriers he wasn't going to intervene in the strike and let the entire country suffer so they better make a deal.
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