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Congress prepares to act on rail strike amid fears of ‘economic catastrophe’
The Hill ^
| 09/13/2022
| KARL EVERS-HILLSTROM
Posted on 09/13/2022 1:45:06 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
Lawmakers are under pressure to avert a rail worker strike as soon as this week that would batter the nation’s economy just before November’s midterm elections.
Republican senators introduced a resolution to impose a new contract if negotiations between railroads and unions collapse, while Democrats say they would pass legislation to block a rail shutdown if necessary.
More than 115,000 rail workers will be legally allowed to strike on Friday.
The cooling-off period expires 30 days after the White House-appointed Presidential Emergency Board (PEB) released contract recommendations that call for 24 percent raises, back pay and cash bonuses.
The two largest railroad unions say their members won’t vote for a contract based on those guidelines, which don’t address concerns about strict attendance policies. Railroads haven’t budged from their push to ratify the P
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: anwr; bidenflation; catastrophe; creepstate; deepstate; economic; keystonexl; mayorpete; opec; policestate; prepper; preppers; rail; singlepartystate; strike; supplychain
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Union driving this or what is going on?
To: ChicagoConservative27
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posted on
09/13/2022 1:47:04 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
To: ChicagoConservative27
I read rail, FedEx, and UPS. Welcome to wage side of inflation spiral.
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posted on
09/13/2022 1:47:39 PM PDT
by
teevolt
To: ChicagoConservative27
They’ve been running under Biden’s orders for 6 months - Buffet’s companies won’t give them vacation or sick time.
The unions are getting screwed by the Democrats.
Popcorn anyone?
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posted on
09/13/2022 1:49:04 PM PDT
by
datura
(Eventually, the Lord and the Truth will win.)
To: BenLurkin
Wait until the truckers join in.
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posted on
09/13/2022 1:49:12 PM PDT
by
Dogbert41
(Fill your lamps!)
To: ChicagoConservative27
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posted on
09/13/2022 1:49:58 PM PDT
by
Magnum44
(...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
To: ChicagoConservative27
25% isn’t good enough for unionoid scumbags.
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posted on
09/13/2022 1:50:01 PM PDT
by
AAABEST
( NY/DC/LA media/political/military industrial complex DELENDA EST)
To: ChicagoConservative27
STRICT ATTENDANCE POLICIES???
UNION IS UPSET OVER THAT?
I want MY employees to adhere to attendance policies, also.
To: teevolt
Cooling off period is now hot.
To: ChicagoConservative27
Congress? The best thing they can do for us is adjourn.
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posted on
09/13/2022 1:50:08 PM PDT
by
ComputerGuy
(Heavily-medicated for your protectio)
To: ChicagoConservative27
Isn’t 10 weeks of vacation per year enough?
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posted on
09/13/2022 1:50:31 PM PDT
by
fwdude
(Racism is not dead, but it is on life support - kept alive by politicians….” — Thomas Sowell)
To: ChicagoConservative27
Biden hasn’t totally destroyed the economy, yet. He’s working on it though, thus the big celebration today.
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posted on
09/13/2022 1:51:59 PM PDT
by
1Old Pro
To: ChicagoConservative27
Do they want to continue working remotely? /half joking.
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posted on
09/13/2022 1:52:34 PM PDT
by
PghBaldy
(12/14/12 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15/12 - 1030am - Obama team scouts photo-op locations.)
Comment #14 Removed by Moderator
To: ChicagoConservative27
Republicans should do nothing. There is nothing like empty shelves, inflation, open borders, and spiraling crime to compel the electorate to vote Republican.
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posted on
09/13/2022 1:54:40 PM PDT
by
thegagline
(Sic semper tyrannis )
To: thegagline
“Republicans should do nothing.“
They are very good at that.
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posted on
09/13/2022 2:03:49 PM PDT
by
hardspunned
(former GOP globalist stooge)
To: ChicagoConservative27
“24 percent raises”
Just a reminder, inflation-adjusted wages haven’t risen for the average American worker in over 40 years...
To: datura
That’s what I heard this morning on Marlowe.
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posted on
09/13/2022 2:04:45 PM PDT
by
sauropod
(Unbelief has nothing to say. Chance favors the prepared mind.)
To: hardspunned
Republicans should do nothing.
"Oh, Magic Conch, what should we do?"
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posted on
09/13/2022 2:09:16 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: Magnum44
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