Biden at odds with UAW workers

[MisterBeale]

He's already funded them with EV "sweeteners."

But both parties "mess" with markets. That was one reason I opposed Trump ... tariffs. And Biden's KEPT THEM.

The . . do we want to call it irony? Is that the folks in the union can't even really afford these EVs, so, this really, is the crux of the issue.

It is sort of like when establishment neo-libs & neo-cons, were all in agreement in the 80s and 90s to off shore manufacturing to China, in plants where workers could not even afford the products they were manufacturing. To this day, I don't know, can the workers in the factories that build iPhones even afford them?

If you watched those posted videos, and you want to view her own take on that debate, this is a discussion with one of her friends from over at the Nation. She has her own podcast, which is informative in its own right, Bad Faith.
Rania Khalek

This is where I found out about Rashida Tlaib being involved in those UAW negotiations.

REACTION to Briahna's Debate with Krystal & Kyle (w/ Rania Khalek)​

 

[initforme]

Anti union types want people to work hard for less pay.

 

[MisterBeale]

Anti union types want people to work hard for less pay.

I'm glad you are finally facing up to who your president is . . . .

Not that I think someone from the right would be any different, mind you. No one cares, TBH.

Inside Biden’s calculated move to buck labor allies in hopes of averting a rail strike​

https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/30/politics/biden-buck-labor-allies-rail-strike/index.html

Wed November 30, 2022
". . . There were scheduling rules that kept many of the workers on call seven days a week, even when they weren’t working, the lack of the sick pay that’s common for workers in other industries, and staffing shortages. . . "

Biden signs bill to block U.S. railroad strike

President Joe Biden signed legislation Friday to block a national U.S. railroad strike that could have devastated the American economy.

www.reuters.com

December 2, 2022




Then, on February 3, 2023, at 8:55 p.m. EST (UTC−5)

"A train derailment occurred on February 3, 2023, at 8:55 p.m. EST (UTC−5), when 38 cars of a Norfolk Southern freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, United States.[1]. . . ."

<snip>

". . . Jason Cox of the Transportation Communications Union testified that since 2019, Norfolk Southern has slashed the number of expert car inspectors it employs, and that it had been exploiting a loophole in Federal regulations by having train crews do a 12-point inspection on railcars instead of the 90 to 105-point checks done by an expert carman. He also testified that the defective car had passed through three railyards without being inspected by on-duty qualified personnel.[77] He said that the 12-point inspections are "just supposed to be a stopgap to get the freight car to an inspection point," but they were increasingly becoming the primary method across the industry.[76]. . . "

East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

. . . hmmmmm. . . is it really a mystery why the Biden Administration doesn't want to bring attention to this?

US rail companies grant paid sick days after public pressure in win for unions​

This article is more than 4 months old Mon 1 May 2023
Leading railroads give four paid sick days after years in which workers weren’t allowed to call in sick the morning of their shift

US rail companies grant paid sick days after public pressure in win for unions

Leading railroads give four paid sick days after years in which workers weren’t allowed to call in sick the morning of their shift

www.theguardian.com

". . .But the unions representing workers who operate the trains day to day, such as the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, have had far less success reaching agreement on paid sick days. “The railroads went to the non-operating crafts first and cut a deal with them,” said Mark Wallace, first vice-president of the Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen. “If a carman [who inspects and repairs railcars] has to call in sick and doesn’t come to work, the train will still run. If the engineer or conductor has to call in sick, the train is probably not going to go that day.”

Wallace said his union was negotiating with the major railroads, but said they were seeking to make it harder for the operations workers than non-operational workers to take paid sick days – perhaps by giving them demerits when they do.

Amy McBeth, a BNSF spokeswoman, said: “We now have agreements with eight of our 12 unions providing for paid sick days. Discussions are ongoing with the remaining four unions, including BMWE (Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees), and it is our intention to ultimately have paid sick day agreements in place covering our entire scheduled workforce.”

 

[initforme]

I'm glad you are finally facing up to who your president is . . . .

Not that I think someone from the right would be any different, mind you. No one cares, TBH.

Inside Biden’s calculated move to buck labor allies in hopes of averting a rail strike​

https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/30/politics/biden-buck-labor-allies-rail-strike/index.html

Wed November 30, 2022
". . . There were scheduling rules that kept many of the workers on call seven days a week, even when they weren’t working, the lack of the sick pay that’s common for workers in other industries, and staffing shortages. . . "

Biden signs bill to block U.S. railroad strike

President Joe Biden signed legislation Friday to block a national U.S. railroad strike that could have devastated the American economy.

www.reuters.com

December 2, 2022




Then, on February 3, 2023, at 8:55 p.m. EST (UTC−5)

"A train derailment occurred on February 3, 2023, at 8:55 p.m. EST (UTC−5), when 38 cars of a Norfolk Southern freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, United States.[1]. . . ."

<snip>

". . . Jason Cox of the Transportation Communications Union testified that since 2019, Norfolk Southern has slashed the number of expert car inspectors it employs, and that it had been exploiting a loophole in Federal regulations by having train crews do a 12-point inspection on railcars instead of the 90 to 105-point checks done by an expert carman. He also testified that the defective car had passed through three railyards without being inspected by on-duty qualified personnel.[77] He said that the 12-point inspections are "just supposed to be a stopgap to get the freight car to an inspection point," but they were increasingly becoming the primary method across the industry.[76]. . . "

East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

. . . hmmmmm. . . is it really a mystery why the Biden Administration doesn't want to bring attention to this?

US rail companies grant paid sick days after public pressure in win for unions​

This article is more than 4 months old Mon 1 May 2023
Leading railroads give four paid sick days after years in which workers weren’t allowed to call in sick the morning of their shift

US rail companies grant paid sick days after public pressure in win for unions

Leading railroads give four paid sick days after years in which workers weren’t allowed to call in sick the morning of their shift

www.theguardian.com

". . .But the unions representing workers who operate the trains day to day, such as the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, have had far less success reaching agreement on paid sick days. “The railroads went to the non-operating crafts first and cut a deal with them,” said Mark Wallace, first vice-president of the Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen. “If a carman [who inspects and repairs railcars] has to call in sick and doesn’t come to work, the train will still run. If the engineer or conductor has to call in sick, the train is probably not going to go that day.”

Wallace said his union was negotiating with the major railroads, but said they were seeking to make it harder for the operations workers than non-operational workers to take paid sick days – perhaps by giving them demerits when they do.

Amy McBeth, a BNSF spokeswoman, said: “We now have agreements with eight of our 12 unions providing for paid sick days. Discussions are ongoing with the remaining four unions, including BMWE (Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees), and it is our intention to ultimately have paid sick day agreements in place covering our entire scheduled workforce.”

You are correct as nobody does care. So we do live in a nation where it's everyone for themselves. But some short sighted will say work as hard as you can for whatever wage you get. That is an anti american point of view

 

[otto105]

Biden likes to brag that he is pro union but his actions indicate otherwise.

What actions exactly?

 

[initforme]

Workers re going to organize which will help grow the economy.

 

[gipper]

Workers re going to organize which will help grow the economy.

More workers need to unionize because it’s obvious the corporate powers that be intend to screw workers if they can.

 

[MisterBeale]

More workers need to unionize because it’s obvious the corporate powers that be intend to screw workers if they can.

Folks that thought they would not have thought of themselves as needing a union, will need one, i.e. doctors, lawyers, accounts, engineers, writers, editors, everyone, or else?

AI will put nearly everyone out of a job in the future.

 

[gipper]

Folks that thought they would not have thought of themselves as needing a union, will need one, i.e. doctors, lawyers, accounts, engineers, writers, editors, everyone, or else?

AI will put nearly everyone out of a job in the future.

Yes. I never understood why many occupations have not unionized. Nursing is certainly one. Nurses are often treated poorly in this country, while hospital administrators are treated like kings and queens.

AI certainly could be a game changer.

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

Biden is sympatico with UAW workers​