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Rail Strike Avoided. So Much for Rail Workers Rights.

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Oaktree45

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I think it’s terrible the rail unions will have to accept the rail labor agreement that was passed by the senate and house. And I can’t believe the rail workers still won’t have sick leave. SAD!!
 
Oaktree45 said:
I think it’s terrible the rail unions will have to accept the rail labor agreement that was passed by the senate and house. And I can’t believe the rail workers still won’t have sick leave. SAD!!
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Well politicians and unions are in bed together.
Neither one for the common good of the union worker. Only their own pockets.

Be careful what you wish for and out of the fire and into the pan usually sums up labor/unions/politicians
 
I have a hard time shedding tears for those who don't have sick days. One helluva lot of people out here who work for less money than they do who have to use vacation time when they happen to get sick.

Sounds like a bunch of entitled whiney asses want our sympathy. If it's that important, go take another job where you get sick days.
 
TEXASforLIFE said:
Ya, govt wants to make people do when it affects them, but care less about inflation when it hits you bad!
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Biden literally told a reporter that things are getting better thanks to his politics and that if people can't afford groceries they should change brands. Can you believe that ? How out of touch. They tout 6% inflation as if it were a good thing. Not that 6% is even remotely accurate incidentally. My grocery bills are at least 40% higher. And energy bills ? Fugettaboutit. More people are going to food banks now than during the pandemic.
 
Blackmesa96 said:
I have a hard time shedding tears for those who don't have sick days. One helluva lot of people out here who work for less money than they do who have to use vacation time when they happen to get sick.

Sounds like a bunch of entitled whiney asses want our sympathy. If it's that important, go take another job where you get sick days.
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i had only worked for 1 union trucking company, and i can assure everyone, that we did not get sick days either. we too had to use a personal day, and even those were like maybe 5 days a year, and that would not roll over into the next year.

some unions "bleed" the companies dry of the profits, which in trucking alone, closed up many unionized companies, and each and every time, the union(s) would blame it on "mis-management".

companies need to make a profit for re-investing in equipment, maintenance, and salaires, benefits packages for ALL employee's, not just the members of the board.

and as far as money was concerned the union i had, we were held to pay raises on a yearly basis to the "max", then just had to wait for the next contract.

the rail workers get paid far better than anyone would imagine.

raillaborfacts.org

Total Compensation - NRLC

Freight rail employees are among the best paid in the nation
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Bassbob said:
Biden literally told a reporter that things are getting better thanks to his politics and that if people can't afford groceries they should change brands. Can you believe that ? How out of touch. They tout 6% inflation as if it were a good thing. Not that 6% is even remotely accurate incidentally. My grocery bills are at least 40% higher. And energy bills ? Fugettaboutit. More people are going to food banks now than during the pandemic.
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This of course following a “State House”
Dinner for hundreds where they were all served very expensive lobsters, you can bet the White House didn’t buy them at an inexpensive grocery store.
 
Bassbob said:
Biden literally told a reporter that things are getting better thanks to his politics and that if people can't afford groceries they should change brands. Can you believe that ? How out of touch. They tout 6% inflation as if it were a good thing. Not that 6% is even remotely accurate incidentally. My grocery bills are at least 40% higher. And energy bills ? Fugettaboutit. More people are going to food banks now than during the pandemic.
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Remember o bama telling people if their car used too much gas just go buy a new one.
 
When I was growing up the unions asked for so much that the steel mills said that was enough and moved out. Caused a lot of changes & a lot of folks in my generation moved.

BTW, the news reported that the rail workers get ~40 days of holiday time per year so that can be used when one would get sick.

My .02
 
I work for a public utility. We have an in house union. Which effectively means no union. We get 9 holidays a year. Two contracts ago they took MLK Day, Good Friday and Veteran's Day. My buddy Terrance stood up at the vote meeting and said " I'm a black catholic, veteran and this is some BS". :)
 
Bassbob said:
I work for a public utility. We have an in house union. Which effectively means no union. We get 9 holidays a year. Two contracts ago they took MLK Day, Good Friday and Veteran's Day. My buddy Terrance stood up at the vote meeting and said " I'm a black catholic, veteran and this is some BS". :)
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up here Good Friday was never really in the contract that i can recall.

neither was MLK ever.

Veterans Day as well was not in the contract as a day off, but, a driver could take it off, and be paid. most of us worked instead, as then the company gave us the day after Thanksgiving Day, for a 4 day weekend. we really liked that more than 1 single day off.

Columbus Day was not in the contract as well. Labor Day was, July 4th was, Memorial Day was.
 
Old_Me said:
up here Good Friday was never really in the contract that i can recall.

neither was MLK ever.

Veterans Day as well was not in the contract as a day off, but, a driver could take it off, and be paid. most of us worked instead, as then the company gave us the day after Thanksgiving Day, for a 4 day weekend. we really liked that more than 1 single day off.

Columbus Day was not in the contract as well. Labor Day was, July 4th was, Memorial Day was.
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We traded some other holiday for the day after thanksgiving. I think memorial day or something.

Speaking of trucking, can someone explain to me why even though every 5 years I have to drive to some place way the hell out of my way, get fingerprinted ( as if they change), show my original birth certificate and some other ID with my address on it in order to pay the TSA $86.50 for a "Threat assessment" so I can renew my Haz Mat endorsement, yet when I go to the DMV to attach it to my CDL I have to bring all that crap with me again ? Clearly I had to show it to the TSA to get the approval so why do I have to drag all that crap up to the DMV too ?
 
Talyn said:
When I was growing up the unions asked for so much that the steel mills said that was enough and moved out. Caused a lot of changes & a lot of folks in my generation moved.

BTW, the news reported that the rail workers get ~40 days of holiday time per year so that can be used when one would get sick.
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Talyn said:
When I was growing up the unions asked for so much that the steel mills said that was enough and moved out. Caused a lot of changes & a lot of folks in my generation moved.

BTW, the news reported that the rail workers get ~40 days of holiday time per year so that can be used when one would get sick.

My .02
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I have to wonder what they mean by "holiday," vacation time? I have to wonder because rail workers get 11 paid holidays and 4 personal days. The two rail workers I know certainly don't get 40 days of paid holidays.
 
If railroad workers can not strike, why have a union? Now wonder if the other unions will strike in lieu? What happens if the Teamsters/dock workers etc go on strike for the Rail Road. Today was a major blow to unions. Now I am not Mr Pro Union, but I am Mr Govt stay out of my Business.

Or I hear Covid is real bad around the tracks….and easily caught.
 
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