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> There's a law allowing Congress to prevent that to avoid a catastrophic disruption to the economy - and it would be catastrophic. They voted to prevent a stri
by kneebonian 4y ago
> There's a law allowing Congress to prevent that to avoid a catastrophic disruption to the economy - and it would be catastrophic. They voted to prevent a strike and Biden signed it. This was IMO a smart move, deliberately tanking the economy would have been good for nobody
Except that's exactly the point of a strike. And I think catastrophic is an overestimation if we were to shut down the rails for a week, maybe it would've instead gone towards equalizing the disconnect of wealth.
- parasubvert 4y agoI think you seriously underestimate the amount of the economy (and life-critical goods) that flows through rail.
- iinnPP 4y agoPeople can survive a few days. It will sure help them understand the problem when they feel it.
- encryptluks2 4y agoThey can feel it now with the toxic chemicals in the atmosphere and in their water.
- mrguyorama 4y agoIf pausing our rail network for a few days results in such serious consequences, then we should probably be treating these workers as essential, with significant training, requirements for them to have adequate time off, and basically any other benefit we can. Their jobs should be so well compensated, with such cushiness, that they are never stressed on normal days, have the opportunity to pay ample attention and time to anything that needs to be paid attention to, and everyone in the country should be trying to get one of these jobs. If railroads are that essential to the country, they should be nationalized completely, and the workers treated like rockstars.