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Yes, because at that time further supply chain disruptions would have been disastrous for Americans.
And what happened after that? The White House continued to work with the Union until they reached an acceptable compromise.
The economy didn't take another hit, the union is happy, and Internet commenters can cry "Corpo Biden!" with no included context as to what happened.
And that temporary disaster would have forced permanent improvements to pay and working conditions. Some pain now, for gains later. That's how most everything works.
Labor day is a holiday for all the people who died fighting for better working conditions.
Except they did get those permanent improvements.
Source.
Not everything.
The union and the railroad reached an agreement they both found acceptable.
They asked for seven sick days, they got four plus three convertible personal days for an annual total of seven. That's a reasonable compromise.
... in your opinion.
My opinion doesn't matter.
The union and the railroad thought it was reasonable.
Yah. Eventually they got a raise, and 4 whole days of paid sick leave. They still work skeleton crews on unsafe trains, with no power over their own schedule.
Again. It's not enough.
Rather than taking another several months it could have taken a few weeks, and they likely could've gotten much more.
So you're not mad at Biden for continuing to work with the Union to get a deal both sides would find acceptable, you're really mad at the union for voting to accept that particular deal?
I can be mad about more than one thing at a time.
But Biden trying to help some after fucking them over. That's kind of the bare minimum. I'd say I'm only a little disappointed in that.
So to recap this sequence of events:
You're mad at Biden because:
A bill that Congress passed preventing railroad workers from going on strike, because it put the good of the nation ahead of the good of the railroad workers.
Biden continuing to negotiate with the railroad unions for months afterwards.
The White House and the railroad unions agreeing to a compromise.
The unions voting to approve that compromise.
That about sum it up?
Yes.
No.
Yes.
Yes.
Oh, so you're not actually interested in the facts, you just want to stomp your feet and blame Biden.
Gotcha.
Don't forget the RR workers union, and their members. It's not just Biden