‘We Never Stopped Applying Pressure’: Hard-Fought Success on Rail Sick Days
www.ibew.org
After months of negotiations, the IBEW’s Railroad members at four of the largest U.S. freight carriers finally have what they’ve long sought but that many working people take for granted: paid sick days.

Apparently they got what they were going to strike for in the end anyway?

I dont understand this situation at all, so I wanted to run it all by you all since Biden breaking the strike was a breaking point for many of you. But my friend (who is nominally a leftist, but a baby one and a lesser-evilism friendly one) uses this statement as a defense against the idea that the strike break should be levied against Biden the way it has been.

So what are your thoughts?

  • nat_turner_overdrive [he/him]English
    15•8 months ago

    Also important to note that even if the admin DID get everything the union wanted, the actions of the administration would still be unforgivable as they were taken to break the power of unions and prevent further strike actions from other unions. Defanging unions is very popular with DNC types since they quit listening to them or bothering to get their votes more than a decade ago.

  • ikiruEnglish
    9•8 months ago

    I’m just going to repost a comment I made arguing with some lib about this some time ago:

    I read the article and it is commendable that they continued to pressure the companies for sick days which they eventually approved. But an important question is: When did they grant it?

    From what I can see, they granted workers paid time in May/June 2023. Better late than never.

    But the Palestine railroad disaster happened in Februrary 2023. I’m willing to say that this event, in light of the lack of the strike, was what allowed for there to be enough pressure to make the train companies grant the sick days concession. I bet if it didn’t happen, there wouldn’t be sick days now. It would have just been better if the strike happened which could have led to sick days potentially without the Palestine incident (especially if they were on strike).