This Strike Is Trump's Fault

[martybegan]

The greatest inflationary force in the "Tri-State Area" (NY-CT-NJ) is public sector employment. I read once that one forth of the entire population either works for some agency or is supported by someone who does. And that doesn't count contractors, service providers, vendors, and consultants. The worst "government" agency in the entire country, from the standpoint of fleecing the people, is the Port Authority.

And all of the non-management employees of all of these agencies are members of Collective Bargaining Units. "Management" in that region has a habit of giving away the figurative store in negotiations, because whatever they give to the union ends up in their own paychecks and benefits within a year or two.

I realize that blaming Trump, as done in the OP, is meant to be inflammatory, but blame the State legislators who foolishly granted these hundreds of thousands of government workers the right to strike. A pox on all their houses.

Most essential workers can't strike in NY, per the Taylor law.

The issue is the LIRR is a federally regulated railroad, unlike the subways, and thus federal law overrides State law, and the commuter rails can strike.

Taylor Law - Wikipedia

 

[sealybobo]

The MTA is the most wasteful union I've ever come across in my working career in NYC. Piss-poor management. This had to happen because that union is out of hand.

Here we go. Republicans will never support workers. They say they do but when it comes down to it, they always demonize them. These union workers are the deplorables who voted for Trump. Red necks, white trash and blue collar.

Or maybe this is a mostly black member union and this is why Republicans will attack them. They aren't white workers?

 

[sealybobo]

Most essential workers can't strike in NY, per the Taylor law.

The issue is the LIRR is a federally regulated railroad, unlike the subways, and thus federal law overrides State law, and the commuter rails can strike.

After unions didn't endorse Kamala, I predicted Trump would show unions why they should have.

 

[martybegan]

After unions didn't endorse Kamala, I predicted Trump would show unions why they should have.

The feds invoked cooling periods and added mediators.

How is the Strike Trumps fault?

 

[sealybobo]

The feds invoked cooling periods and added mediators.

How is the Strike Trumps fault?

Why are they on strike? They can't afford to live on what they make. What has changed since Biden left office? Biden had inflation under control. Coming down. Trump said he would do better. Instead, he tariffed us all. THEN he closed the straights of Hormuz.

Now you like to ask stupid questions. Let me ask you one. What did tariffs and closing the straights do to your pocket book you dumb mother F'ucher? Well the same thing happened to these workers. Only they make less than you do so you can imagine paying the bills is tough for them right? And they have some power because they are in unions. You have no power. You just have to eat what Trump does. They don't. Now stop being anti middle class. Typical Republican.

 

[martybegan]

Why are they on strike? They can't afford to live on what they make. What has changed since Biden left office? Biden had inflation under control. Coming down. Trump said he would do better. Instead, he tariffed us all. THEN he closed the straights of Hormuz.

Now you like to ask stupid questions. Let me ask you one. What did tariffs and closing the straights do to your pocket book you dumb mother F'ucher? Well the same thing happened to these workers. Only they make less than you do so you can imagine paying the bills is tough for them right? And they have some power because they are in unions. You have no power. You just have to eat what Trump does. They don't. Now stop being anti middle class. Typical Republican.

They are some of the highest paid railroad employees in the nation. Blame the high cost of living in the Tri-State area, which is the result of massive governments and massive government employee pensions.

Your TDS gets worse every day, approaching G5000 levels.

 

[Nostra]

He did. Inflation was down when Biden left office. Trump's war in Iran and Tariffs caused them to reach a breaking point.

Because of Covid we came off a tough 4 years. Biden did a great job getting us through it. Trump told you he'd roll back prices. We knew that was a lie but keeping inflation in check would have been good enough. If Trump didn't close Hormuz or tariff the entire world no way these guys would be going on strike.

Really? Where is their new contract Biden did?

 

[Nostra]

Why are they on strike? They can't afford to live on what they make. What has changed since Biden left office? Biden had inflation under control. Coming down. Trump said he would do better. Instead, he tariffed us all. THEN he closed the straights of Hormuz.

Now you like to ask stupid questions. Let me ask you one. What did tariffs and closing the straights do to your pocket book you dumb mother F'ucher? Well the same thing happened to these workers. Only they make less than you do so you can imagine paying the bills is tough for them right? And they have some power because they are in unions. You have no power. You just have to eat what Trump does. They don't. Now stop being anti middle class. Typical Republican.

It started under Bidenflation, Dumbass.

What a clown you are for trying to blame Trump.
‘Grow a brain.

 

[Nostra]

Why are they on strike? They can't afford to live on what they make. .

Bidenflation.

 

[Independent thinker]

LIRR unions, MTA continue negotiations on day 3 of the strike

Five LIRR unions representing 3,500 workers remain on strike. The unions are meeting with the MTA Monday morning.

abc7ny.com

Why suddenly are these workers saying they can't afford to live on what they make? I thought Trump was going to make America more affordable for workers like this? Instead tariffs and Iran have raised the price of everything. Caused inflation. Republicans want to say Biden caused inflation but forget The first stimulus package under President Donald Trump was the CARES Act, a $2.2 trillion economic relief bill signed into law on March 27, 2020.

The people who strike are the people making $30 per hour.

 

[ColonelAngus]

Maybe the strike is the FAULT of those striking.

 

[sealybobo]

They are some of the highest paid railroad employees in the nation. Blame the high cost of living in the Tri-State area, which is the result of massive governments and massive government employee pensions.

Your TDS gets worse every day, approaching G5000 levels.

OMG, remember you dumb sons of bitches blamed Obama for the PB oil spill? Yet you can't fathom how Trump's inflation has caused this?

 

[sealybobo]

Maybe the strike is the FAULT of those striking.

If your company doesn't give you a pay raise in 30 years you have no choice but to take it or quit and go find another job. Unions are very American. Workers in America have some power. And Republicans hate that. They are the party of the rich.

 

[ColonelAngus]

You are working.
You voluntarily decide to stop working.
You blame someone else.

 

[sealybobo]

Overpaid unions always go on strike who cares

Union workers argue they haven't received raises since 2022 and are seeking a straight 5% wage increase for 2026 to keep up with inflation.

Inflation rate projected to hit 6% in the second quarter, top economic forecasters say​

Wake up. This is Trump's fault.

 

[Nostra]

OMG, remember you dumb sons of bitches blamed Obama for the PB oil spill? Yet you can't fathom how Trump's inflation has caused this?

Let’s see some numbers.

Post the avg inflation rate for Trump 2.0 vs the 4 years of your Vegetable Messiah.

You won’t because it destroys your lies.



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[Nostra]

Union workers argue they haven't received raises since 2022 and are seeking a straight 5% wage increase for 2026 to keep up with inflation.

Inflation rate projected to hit 6% in the second quarter, top economic forecasters say​

Wake up. This is Trump's fault.

In 2022, when this started, Bidenflation was 9.1%


Oops!

 

[LordBrownTrout]

Don't care.

 

[sealybobo]

Let’s see some numbers.

Post the avg inflation rate for Trump 2.0 vs the 4 years of your Vegetable Messiah.

You won’t because it destroys your lies.



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I love it how you want to do that. You want to pin the highest inflation on Biden, even though it was Trump's fault inflation went that high, or not Biden's fault.

the average inflation rate of Trump to Covid. Is that what you want to compare? This Trump to Covid?

Maybe this trump hasn't gotten us to covid level bad yet but he's getting closer and closer by the day.

All we know is Biden left office inflation was 3% and coming down. Now it's 3.8 and climbing.

Trump said over and over he would bring prices down. He's done the opposite.

 

[sealybobo]

Don't care.

That is clear. Republicans only care about inflation, workers, the economy or the debt when Democrats are in charge.

Because clearly if you cared, you'd be voting Democratic in November. Even Gerrymandering wouldn't help Republicans.

But YOU DON'T CARE.