I have a relative who works for the railroad. He says they won't be allowed to strike and there's not much of a threat that they'll be shut down for long. He is also miserable in his job. Railroad workers get treated like crap and hardly anyone even knows they still exist and are still a vital part of the US economy and supply chain.
But if the strike does happen, people will find out just how much they depend on freight trains and the guys who keep them running.
I work in commuter rail. It's the same here, treated like crap by both management and the public. And our "union". In fact the last contract we had expired in 2016. We haven't seen a raise in all that time, and the raises in that contract were $500 lump, 0.5 and 0.5% over 3 years. We can't strike under state law.
It's probably the same with the freight guys. Ask any rider out here and their attitude is that the workers are uneducated and undeserving of making a living. If there is a strike, they're curse the workers, not the powers in charge.
I have a relative who works for the railroad. He says they won't be allowed to strike and there's not much of a threat that they'll be shut down for long. He is also miserable in his job. Railroad workers get treated like crap and hardly anyone even knows they still exist and are still a vital part of the US economy and supply chain.
But if the strike does happen, people will find out just how much they depend on freight trains and the guys who keep them running.
I work in commuter rail. It's the same here, treated like crap by both management and the public. And our "union". In fact the last contract we had expired in 2016. We haven't seen a raise in all that time, and the raises in that contract were $500 lump, 0.5 and 0.5% over 3 years. We can't strike under state law.
It's probably the same with the freight guys. Ask any rider out here and their attitude is that the workers are uneducated and undeserving of making a living. If there is a strike, they're curse the workers, not the powers in charge.