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In the very unlikely event that the US (or any country in a similar situation) were to nationalize the railroads, what would happen to the labor unions and work
by skizm 4y ago
In the very unlikely event that the US (or any country in a similar situation) were to nationalize the railroads, what would happen to the labor unions and workers' ability to collectively bargain? If the railway were nationalized and the government said "PSR is here to stay, no sick days, it is illegal to strike" or something like that, would this be any different than exactly what is happening now?
Personally, I think nationalization is good for many reasons, but just wondering how government workers collectively bargain, if at all. How does this work with USPS for example?
- zdragnar 4y agoFederal government employees already form unions. If the government took ownership of the railroads, nothing would change in that regard.
- Georgelemental 4y agoIn general public-sector unions are more powerful than private sector ones. For example in France where railroads are nationalized, the rail worker unions are ridiculously powerful and the workers have extremely good salaries and benefits—exactly the opposite situation as in the US