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I mean, back at ya? The IBEW praise posts are basically propaganda. They're a tiny fraction of the rail workers and weren't one of the unions that wanted to strike. They voted to approve the contract with 1 day of leave that was later forced on everyone.
Now go back and actually look at it. Praise posts are not relevant. Look at the actual issues and what was actually done, not what some slanted propaganda wishes you to think about it, just the details.
Ok. The unions wanted 15 days of sick leave, they would have been happy with the 7 most Democrats tried to give them, and Biden got them 4.
And all that ignores that the fundamental issue is that no third party negotiations can substitute for workers being able to choose whether or not to accept a contract and strike if they don't. They could have been given all 15 days (not their only ask) and it would still wouldn't make up for removing their right to refuse a contract and strike. The point of organized labor is having the power to be able to organize and deny your labor so that you can force your boss to give you what you want. They both didn't get what they want and are in a much worse position should they demand more in the future.
"Most unionized US rail workers now have new sick leave" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/most-unionized-us-rail-workers-now-have-new-sick-leave-2023-06-05/
What else ya' got?
You ignored most of his comment.
Because inane whines are not addressable en masse and must be divided into steps. Then you take the steps one at a time to achieve an actual goal. The failure to understand that does explain the complaints about Biden's performance however.
He addressed your points. You ignored them. Now you're doubling down on the condescension because you don't have an actual reply to the valid points you ignored.
Standard centrist.
What do you think that has to do with this conversation thread?
It directly contradicts your first claim.
My first claim is: "The unions wanted 15 days of sick leave, they would have been happy with the 7 most Democrats tried to give them, and Biden got them 4."
Is the masterstroke contradiction you're speaking to that some actually got 5? Or that they can give up their vacation days to be sick? Because that's not a paid sick day.
This all continues to ignore that other people giving what they think you deserve IS NOT WORKER POWER.
And shows Biden is still fighting for them. While you are sitting idly by condemning the victory. See Four is greater than none. This is what is called progress by folks that are not so pure as you and thus understand you must lead and accept compromise rather than stamp your feet and whine while accomplishing nothing.
Getting something is 100% the actual goal and your childish tantrum would achieve nothing. There simply were not the Votes for anything else.
He literally didn't need votes at all to do the right thing and let workers retain their rights.
He needed the Votes to avoid condemning a strike which is what would have been the result of not getting involved when the Economy was in need and the idiot Railways were in no way going to negotiate without his direct intervention.
This is indecipherable word salad.
How does it feel being a sycophant of the status quo?
How does it feel being so pure you are an impediment to progress?