• apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Yeah that is true, but it was significantly less than the rail workers were asking for. Still a fucking sham to obviate the union’s biggest pressure point for management.

    Plus you had tons of media on the side of the company and consumers, instead of the workers. There is never enough media centering the workers, their material concerns and demands, and what they are sacrificing.

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      2 months ago

      It’s patently absurd that Biden can use things like the Railway Labor Act to fuck over Labor, but can’t be like, “Bro, give your people sick days and maintain staffing to accommodate that, you’ll thank me later….”

      Like. Seriously. A lot of the stuff they were asking for was stuff that’s pretty much just good business to give.

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        2 months ago

        They only asked for seven sick days a year and got three. How long does the flu last, and is it safe to have a feverish worker with other workers on a rail system, no less? I’m still annoyed on the workers’ behalf, and I know no one that works for the rail system, nor anyone related to anyone employed in the industry. Right after that was the literal trainwreck and chemical spill and did the workers gain any additional sick or rest days?

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          2 months ago

          Exactly.

          Like. Sick days are helpful to the company, too.

          Especially if you have staffing able to cover them. It keeps one sick employee from turning to everyone-but-that-one the next week.

          I’ve known managers that try to run things the same way. They don’t last long because they lose clients hand over fist.