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18. "Why Is Legislating involved at all? "

Fri Dec 2, 2022, 04:39 PM

Dec 2022

Because Congress passed that law that you admit that you didn't "memorize" that allows for and pretty much requires intervention to stave off a strike (just like federal workers can't strike) in order to maintain interstate commerce.

1926 Railway Labor Act

Codified Regulations - 45 USC Ch. 8: RAILWAY LABOR

Congress can create legislation that impacts labor law at any time they want but it's a matter of getting the votes to actually bring it to fruition.

ETA - here is a good article about this - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/why-congress-is-intervening-in-a-labor-dispute-between-railway-companies-and-freight-workers

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Biden signs legislation to avert rail shutdown [View all] BumRushDaShow Dec 2022 OP

Kick dalton99a Dec 2022 #1

A chance to champion workers was lost. David__77 Dec 2022 #2

All union members should feel stabbed in the back The Mouth Dec 2022 #11

Agreed! RobinA Dec 2022 #14

I think there was room to negotiate sarisataka Dec 2022 #3

From what I understand from some of the details about the whole contract BumRushDaShow Dec 2022 #4

the 8 unions are not a majority of the people represented The Mouth Dec 2022 #13

I would agree BumRushDaShow Dec 2022 #16

Why Is Legislating RobinA Dec 2022 #15

"Why Is Legislating involved at all? " BumRushDaShow Dec 2022 #18

Look how they characterized the sick leave bill Unwind Your Mind Dec 2022 #5

LIKE republianmushroom Dec 2022 #8

RW are reluctant to pay people who actually come to work... malthaussen Dec 2022 #9

FFS XanaDUer2 Dec 2022 #12

Corporations have to make their profits, doncha know. The Mouth Dec 2022 #17

No sick leave, no right to strike ripcord Dec 2022 #19

Democrats voted for sick leave. Elessar Zappa Dec 2022 #21

THIS 👆 BumRushDaShow Dec 2022 #22

The President wasn't required to sign the bill ripcord Dec 2022 #23

Since they are not yet at the end of the Congressional session BumRushDaShow Dec 2022 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author jonstl08 Dec 2022 #20

The fault may be with the GOP forthemiddle Dec 2022 #24

"But in the end President Biden signed the bill." BumRushDaShow Dec 2022 #26