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    Default Chris Hedges: Know Thine Enemy [Railroad strike busting] | Scheerpost

    Things like this is why I wanted Bernie Sanders to become President. Alas, it was not to be...

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    December 4, 2022

    The expedited legislation passed by Congress to avert a strike by railroad unions dealt one more blow in the decades long war waged by the two ruling parties against the working class.

    By Chris Hedges / Original to ScheerPost

    The Congressional decision to prohibit railroad workers from going on strike and force them to accept a contract that meets few of their demands is part of the class war that has defined American politics for decades. The two ruling political parties differ only in rhetoric. They are bonded in their determination to reduce wages; dismantle social programs, which the Bill Clinton administration did with welfare; and thwart unions and prohibit strikes, the only tool workers have to pressure employers. This latest move against the railroad unions, where working conditions have descended into a special kind of hell with massive layoffs, the denial of even a single day of paid sick leave, and punishing work schedules that include being forced to “always be on call,” is one more blow to the working class and our anemic democracy.

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    I don’t know, 14% raise in back pay plus 24% raise over five years in addition to a $11,000 a year bonus when the contract is official

    And the sick time issue isn’t quite as it is often portrayed (https://www.aar.org/wp-content/uploa...Fact-Sheet.pdf)

    Lot of workers in America would jump at that deal

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