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The reason the government has the authority to insert itself into railroad union negotiations is because the railroad unions used to have a habit of blowing up
by OkayPhysicist 4y ago
The reason the government has the authority to insert itself into railroad union negotiations is because the railroad unions used to have a habit of blowing up bridges when negotiations broke down. Maybe it's time to give that another go.
- ydlr 4y agoIndeed. And not just rail workers. Every week there is a post on HN asking why we don't have a shorter work week already. Folks seem to have forgotten how much dynamite was involved in getting it down to 40 hours.
- bluGill 4y agoCriminal acts should be dealt with by the same laws that would get me (no relation to the railroad) if I blew up a bridge.
- TheCoelacanth 4y agoAnd businesses have had the habit of killing striking workers. Interesting that only one has the government intervening on their behalf.