A national rail shutdown, which has not occurred since the early 1990s, would have a major economic impact. Photo: Jim Hamilton, CC BY 2.0.
High-profile strikes get presidential attention. Remember when President Obama "saved" the 2020 NBA season—by kneecapping an imminent strike? Reagan fired PATCO workers outright.
Joe Biden stopped a railroad strike in mid-July by appointing a "Presidential Emergency Board" (PEB). He may have bought time, but the board has apparently botched the job:
"The PEB has acted irresponsibly, their recommendations doing little to nothing to stem the tide of discontent nor address the ongoing mass exodus of workers from the industry,” said Jason Doering, general secretary of the cross-union solidarity caucus Railroad Workers United.
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Strikes Get Presidential Attention
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High-profile strikes get presidential attention. Remember when President Obama "saved" the 2020 NBA season—by kneecapping an imminent strike? Reagan fired PATCO workers outright.
Joe Biden stopped a railroad strike in mid-July by appointing a "Presidential Emergency Board" (PEB). He may have bought time, but the board has apparently botched the job:
"The PEB has acted irresponsibly, their recommendations doing little to nothing to stem the tide of discontent nor address the ongoing mass exodus of workers from the industry,” said Jason Doering, general secretary of the cross-union solidarity caucus Railroad Workers United.
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