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[–] disasterpiece@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It’s not better if your master stops his friend from beating you and throws a scrap from the table.

It wasn’t a scrap, it was exactly what they were asking for. And it was achieved without a strike that would have cost the economy billions. You are putting words in the unions mouth when their own words are right in front of you. They did not have to thank Biden. If they felt that Biden had “castrated” them they would not have spent so much time praising him for his help.

Railroads now know they never have to negotiate again

Well, except for this time… when they did exactly that. Not sure why you think next time would be different.

Don’t get me wrong, I think everyone should have a right to unionize and I don’t think that Biden should have passed that law. I’m simply calling attention to the fact that Biden still fought hard to give the rail workers what they deserved, while still averting a strike, and was successful. To simply say he “castrated” the union and leave it at that, is ignoring the reality of the situation.