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Massive, crippling railway strike averted -- President Biden saves the day (again) [1]

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Date: 2022-09-15

You don’t have to guess. Republicans were salivating for this strike, despite going through their usual anti-labor motions. They were going to try to paint President Biden and Democrats into a corner, knowing full well that Bernie Sanders and pro-labor Democrats would oppose any effort to force a deal on the railway conductors and workers via Congressional fiat. And even the Democratic Congress did that, they’d end up alienating one of their largest constituencies: organized labor. What could be better, from the GOP’s standpoint?

The Republican party would have loved nothing more than an acute economic crisis to take the focus off of Donald Trump and their planned national abortion ban, even if it plunged the country into a recession. Blaming it all on unions would have been the icing on the cake.

President Biden, Labor Secretary Walsh and his team just saved the country from months of misery. In doing so they also probably saved the Democratic Senate, possibly the House, and everything that entails. All by brokering a solid win for tens of thousands of railway workers.

x Moments ago, following more than 20 consecutive hours of negotiations at @USDOL, the rail companies and union negotiators came to a tentative agreement that balances the needs of workers, businesses, and our nation’s economy. (1/2) — Secretary Marty Walsh (@SecMartyWalsh) September 15, 2022

From President Biden’s statement:

The tentative agreement reached tonight is an important win for our economy and the American people. It is a win for tens of thousands of rail workers who worked tirelessly through the pandemic to ensure that America’s families and communities got deliveries of what have kept us going during these difficult years. These rail workers will get better pay, improved working conditions, and peace of mind around their health care costs: all hard-earned. The agreement is also a victory for railway companies who will be able to retain and recruit more workers for an industry that will continue to be part of the backbone of the American economy for decades to come.

Not bad for a (20-hour) day’s work.

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