President Biden’s forced resolution to avoid an ever-looming freight rail strike during the holiday season did not go over well with everyone. Biden made this unilateral move following failed congressional intervention after 4 out of 12 freight rail unions opposed the most recent deal on the table.
Workers expressed frustration with Biden signing a measure that ignored one of their core grievances, the absence of paid sick days, which led to years of stalled contract negotiations. As a result, railway workers protested Biden’s deal not too far away from where he celebrated victory. Those workers accused Biden of making them “political pawns,” and they vowed to remember his actions the next time they vote.
In more productive industry news, Home Depot freight drivers booted a Teamsters local in California. The decertification vote passed with 80% in favor of ousting the union.
