The Senate not approving sick leave for rail workers, but voting overwhelmingly to interfere in the collective bargaining process to force a deal on behalf of the industry oligarchs is such a stark depressing contrast.

We know where the party largely stands. Both of them. This shouldn't be surprising anymore, and it's not, but it will always feel disappointing.

Democrats shouldn't be let off the hook for this. They're going to try to use the second sick leave bill the house passed as cover to still claim they're pro-labor. As is tradition.

The bots and trolls and Democratic strategists and talking heads are going to say to this "No, no, no the only reason this happened was because the Republicans in the Senate. The answer is to 🎺🎺 VOTE FOR US (you spoiled brat)(also can you send us $15)"

But Biden called for EXACTLY this to happen. TWICE. Pelosi echoed that in her own statements. They didn't have to do this. Nobody made them cross the pocket line to side with the chamber of congress. They didn't have to send the Senate a bill with no sick leave. They own this outcome.

Only thing left now is to see what the unions are going to do about it. Listen to Congress, take the contract given to them, and go back to work, or is it wildcat time?

#Solidarity
#RailroadStrike
#Politics
#Congress
#AbolishTheSenate
#Unions

And don't forget to #AbolishTheSenate.

RT @tribelaw@twitter.com

The 1929 Permanent Apportionment Act capped the size of the House at 435. Till then it grew with each decennial census, as it was designed to do. Its failure to grow is the source of much of the system’s dysfunction and democratic deficit. Congress should at least double in size.

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/tribelaw/status/1589962638804791296