#railroadstrike — Public Fediverse posts
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CW: Ohio, U.S. politics, railroad strike, acid rain, poisoned public
I recommend reading this piece by More Perfect Union.
These companies spend money lobbying for fewer regulations--and they get their way and fatter pockets. Meanwhile, we keep seeing more derailments--there were two on Monday alone!--more environmental destruction, and more suffering.
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CW: Ohio, U.S. politics, railroad strike, capitalism, poisoned public
People were forced to leave their pets and other animals in the town--where they're now dying en masse.
#Ohio #RailroadWorkers #RailroadStrike #NorfolkSouthern
Reported here:
https://qz.com/norfolk-southern-is-giving-25-000-to-an-ohio-town-wher-1850094599from twitter:
"five dollars per person for poisoning the air, water, and land of this town. all pets dead, the poisoned water now flowing into the ohio river on its way to the mississippi. five dollars"
https://twitter.com/drewtoothpaste/status/1624215484945076224 -
Strikes Are Stronger Than Laws
https://inthesetimes.com/article/strikes-uk-labor-union-ontario-biden-rail-workers#RailroadStrike #UnionStrong #NationalizeTheRailroads @[email protected] @[email protected] #UnionJobs #SupportUnions #VoteProgressive #FairPayForNursing #UnionsForAll #StrongerTogether @[email protected] #NHSStrikeNow
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Chapo Trap House BONUS: Will Talks To Rail Workers
Will talks to Ross Grooters, co-chair of Railroad Workers United, Deven Mantz of BMWED Teamsters, and Jonah Furman of Labor Notes about the tentative agreement being forced on railroad workers, the demands of the unions, and where organizing goes from here.
Visit www.railroadworkersunited.com to support the union.
#ChapoTrapHouse #RailWorkers #Union #RailroadStrike #WorkersUnited
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Strike-breaking 101, always blame somebody worse than you for your own malfeasance
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Reporter: 'How soon should rail workers expect sick days?'
Pres. Biden: 'As soon as I can convince Republicans to see the light.'
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She thinks if I hit the arrow, that means it's time for a #dog treat.
Her idea of
#FollowFriday
#DogsofMastodon
#guitar
#trains
And a shoutout to our #RailRoadworkers.
Image description: (David Attenborough voice: Adorable #pitbull who is* Queen of the Railyard *
reclining in expectation of consideration in the form of #dogtreats
Image: In the foreground, a guitar. In the background, a train. Her tongue is hanging out as she casts her gaze @ distance.
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Paid #sickleave is really a no-brainer. #covid #influenza #rsv are on the rise. We have concerns now with #polio #diptheria amd #MDRTB.
When people are forced to go to work or face eviction or send their kids to school in rags, they are going to go in to the shop or office and spread the infection around.
It should not take the threat of a #RailroadStrike #railroad cars have limited #ventilation #COVIDisAirborne
This is not rocket science.
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For those who are trying to claim that the Democrats are the good guys in the rail worker debacle & that Dems "fought" for rail workers by trying to force a contract, please let RWU clear that up for you. https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Press-Release--The-Democrat-Republican-One-Two-Punch-to-Rail-Labor.html?soid=1116509035139&aid=DzbNIMbXYic #RailStrike #rail #railroad #Railroadstrike #RailroadWorkersUnited #railroad #RailWorkers #WildcatStrike #strike #Democrats
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Why is the conversation about forcing workers to stay on the job, rather than requiring railroads to meet workers' scheduling needs?
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/29/us/politics/biden-rail-strike.html#organizedlabor #union #workerrights #unionyes #unionproud #railroadstrike
