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I understand it is not that simple, but it is workers duty to stop working if it is dangerous. Specially given that they seem to be organized in a union. If it
by throwaway91blah 4y ago
I understand it is not that simple, but it is workers duty to stop working if it is dangerous. Specially given that they seem to be organized in a union. If it is an important railroad, stopping work could be used as a lever to hire more workers or fix machines, etc.
I do not know, may be it depends on country and law and may be US is not one of such countries where workers can't be fired for stopping work if it is dangerous. But still, workers should demand, they know what no one else knows.
Givernment regulations make govt big and I'm not sure it is better than allowing workers more management and decission making. But again, the workers should want to participate.
May be this railroad employ immigrants who do not have all the rights and afraid of loosing the job and so.. not sure how then this can be solved. May be then local population where the road is located should somehow be more curious what is going on there and talk more to workers, but without relying on some politicians for this because it is easy to buy one person.
- zztop44 4y agoActually in December last year the US government voted to block a widespread union-planned strike of railroad workers. Railroad workers and unions have been vocal about these and many other issues for a long time now. But no-one has really been listening.
- yarg 4y agoThey've been listening, and wondering how to shut them up.
- q1w2 4y agoTheir key demands were regarding PAY. For example, they never demanded a reinstatement to the Braking Safety Rules that Trump rolled-back. People need to stop looking to unions for safety regulation. That isn't there job. They are there to increase the PAY of workers. OSHA and other government institutions are there to ensure safety.
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- RobotToaster 4y agoThe unions were striking, partly over safety issues. Biden stabbed them in the back and banned them from striking.
- Volundr 4y agoCongress & Biden stabbed them in the back. It's easy to blame the president for everything, but if we want actual change we have to hold everyone involved accountable.