this post was submitted on 01 Sep 2023
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Seriously, what in the fuck is wrong with the USA? The government has to approve a strike? What interest would the government have in approving a strike?
It's from a 1926 law targeted at Railways, and then expanded to Airlines a decade or so later. This system was originally negotiated between Unions and the railway companies with the intent to reduce disruption to critical transportation systems but it really ended up hurting the unions leverage.
Thank you for the explanation :)