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[quote=BaltimoreSkins;1330896]Biden overriding union votes and forcing rail workers back to work. That’s low[/quote]

It's a big gripe with me - you can't be saying you're the most pro-union president in history and then shit on every rail worker union in the country when they are asking for the most basic standards of worker decency in the country. Biden gets a big F on this one. Somebody needs to advise him he's taking an L either way, because he takes an L looking like an asshat who won't stand behind the unions, or he takes the L when they strike and the trains stop moving. Either way he's taking an L.

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[quote=SunnySide;1330894][url]https://www.amazon.com/s?k=mein+ka%CC%88mpf+adolf+hitler+english+version&crid=2J07FRMZ1BLDW&sprefix=mein+%2Caps%2C77&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_2_5[/url]

You can buy a copy of Mein Kamph on amazon or anyplace books are sold.

If a private company like spotify wants to not carry his lineup .. whatever. Their right. Just like Elon can do what he wants with twitter.[/quote]

What I’m asking is why won’t the liberal activist pressure campaigns go after his music?

Any reason you can think of?

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[quote=mooby;1330897]How do you suggest we deal with a guy who said "Hitler did some good things"?[/quote]

Ah…he went a lot farther than that.

It’s just funny when the so called sjw are silent here…as they were with Kyrie.

Why do you think that is? Any thoughts?

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[quote=mooby;1330898]It's a big gripe with me - you can't be saying you're the most pro-union president in history and then shit on every rail worker union in the country when they are asking for the most basic standards of worker decency in the country. Biden gets a big F on this one. Somebody needs to advise him he's taking an L either way, because he takes an L looking like an asshat who won't stand behind the unions, or he takes the L when they strike and the trains stop moving. Either way he's taking an L.[/quote]

Are rail workers even considered government employees?

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[quote=Chico23231;1330902]Ah…he went a lot farther than that.

It’s just funny when the so called sjw are silent here…as they were with Kyrie.

Why do you think that is? Any thoughts?[/quote]

I can only speak for me personally - and me personally its' because this week, last week, and next week I'm busy as fuck at work and don't have much time at all to catch up on the news or comment - which is usually the time when I'm most active on here.

Yes Kanye is incredibly fucked up - you know you've gone off the deep end when even Alex Jones is like "woah buddy, you're saying the quiet part out loud."

But his stans are still gonna stan him. Reminds me of somebody else I know who recently had dinner with Kanye and open white supremacist Nick Fuentes.

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[quote=sdskinsfan2001;1330904]Are rail workers even considered government employees?[/quote]

No, they're not. But Biden and Congress basically said railroads are too critical to the country to even be allowed to strike, so workers have no recourse other than doing an illegal strike which they could be locked up for.

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[quote=mooby;1330914]No, they're not. But Biden and Congress basically said railroads are too critical to the country to even be allowed to strike, so workers have no recourse other than doing an illegal strike which they could be locked up for.[/quote]

I'll have to get my magnifying glass out to find where in the constitution the president can tell private sector employees what they can and can't do.

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[quote=sdskinsfan2001;1330915]I'll have to get my magnifying glass out to find where in the constitution the president can tell private sector employees what they can and can't do.[/quote]

Technically it was congress but his hands are on it too. Did research and discovered the Railway Labor Act of 1920. Sounds like horseshit if you ask me. I am probably the only American that doesn’t give a damn about the economy

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[quote=BaltimoreSkins;1330918]Technically it was congress but his hands are on it too. Did research and discovered the Railway Labor Act of 1920. Sounds like horseshit if you ask me. I am probably the only American that doesn’t give a damn about the economy[/quote]

If I understand this right all but 4 of the 12 Unions agreed to the contract. Lets not for get the Railroad employees are the only pensions that are life time Tax free add in a 25% increase over 5 years. Just saying no contract does a Union get everything they want.

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[quote=sdskinsfan2001;1330904]Are rail workers even considered government employees?[/quote]

No but there are times the Government can step in. Just ask the Air traffic controllers.


[url]https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/05/rail-labor-union-approves-tentative-contract-00065259[/url]

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[quote=sdskinsfan2001;1330904]Are rail workers even considered government employees?[/quote]

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[quote=Giantone;1330924]If I understand this right all but 4 of the 12 Unions agreed to the contract. Lets not for get the Railroad employees are the only pensions that are life time Tax free add in a 25% increase over 5 years. Just saying no contract does a Union get everything they want.[/quote]

None of which has anything to do with federal government dictating their contract due to an archaic law

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I thought this was interesting

Ted Cruz unites with Bernie Sanders behind failed push for rail worker sick leave

Per Dallas morning News

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This is an outstanding article about the FTX scandal and what was the criminal activity. There has been a media push for some reason or another to explain this was just a mistake or SBF had a bad week. This is a lie of course as SBF has given millions to media companies to enable him to receive good press while scamming and commit out right fraud.

If you want some clarity of what happened, this is the most informative article so far:

[url]https://www.coindesk.com/layer2/2022/11/30/ftxs-collapse-was-a-crime-not-an-accident/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email[/url]

FTX’s Collapse Was a Crime, Not an Accident

Sam Bankman-Fried is a con man and fraudster of historic proportions.

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[quote=BaltimoreSkins;1330928]None of which has anything to do with federal government dictating their contract due to an archaic law[/quote]

Might be archaic but it's a real law that still stands. Not unusual for two sides once they reach an impasse to bring in a Federal Mediator.


[url]https://www.rutgers.edu/news/why-did-government-step-prevent-rail-strike-and-what-does-it-mean-unions[/url]

[B]Why Did the Government Step in to Prevent a Rail Strike and What Does It Mean for Unions?[/B]


[SIZE="5"][B]How did Congress and the president get involved in settling the dispute? What is their role with the unions?[/B][/SIZE]

Labor relations in the railroad and airline industries are governed by a specific piece of federal labor law known as the Railway Labor Act (RLA). Unlike the National Labor Relations Act, which establishes labor law for the entire private sector, or the various state laws that govern public sector labor relations, the RLA has a long process that involves cooling off periods, mediation and even government intervention before allowing a strike to occur. In September, the president got involved in negotiations and brokered a tentative agreement to avert a strike before the midterm elections. In the weeks since then, the 12 rail unions have been individually voting on whether to accept the terms of that agreement. Four unions, representing just over half of the 115,000 rail workers, have voted “no,” which re-opened the pathway for a strike if the unions and employers cannot come to a new agreement that addresseS the workers’ lingering concerns by December 9.