Rail Worker on Biden’s Attack on the Right to Strike: ‘They Declared War On Us’
Rania Khalek- “The President of the US who just did this says he is ‘pro-labor.’ To see him do this, other corporations are watching– it sets a dangerous precedent.”
With Biden’s urging, Congress voted to force rail workers to accept a pro-corporate contract, providing no solution to brutal work conditions and zero sick leave — a contract which the rank-and-file had already rejected. Their vote effectively denies their right to strike and collectively bargain.
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