LPS · @lps
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Samuel Biagetti explains the history of railroad strikes in the U.S. and how they relate to today.

yewtu.be/watch?v=zTPlfMzL7wY

#labor #solidarity #RobberBarons #history #railwayworkers #uspol #unions #KatieHalper

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Jools · @Jools
255 followers · 1185 posts · Server lor.sh

Let's link the pay rises of , and all the other to that of . MPs have had a 28% pay rise since 2010 so let's apply that across the board.

#nurses #paramedics #railwayworkers #keyworkers #mps

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Juggling With Eggs · @JugglingWithEggs
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Mike Roberts · @miketoons
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Well worth the read, lays out the challenges and potential for rank-and-file to organize! It hits some key pieces of how these unions have worked and do work ||
Rail Machinist Opens Bid for District Presidency | Labor Notes
labornotes.org/2022/12/rail-ma

#unionen #1u #labornotes #railwayworkers #railwayunions #railroadworkers

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Josephine Lee · @josephinelee
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“Last June, one middle-aged union engineer postponed a doctor’s visit for work then died of a heart attack on the job weeks later.” It’s about time workers dare to ask for more than a few dollars more or even something as basic as 7 days paid sick leave. We need to ask for our health and lives back. nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/1
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#workersrights #railwayworkers

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Steven Singer · @StevenMSinger
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apublicnuance · @apublicnuance
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"If you can't vote for this," said the independent Vermont senator, "don't tell anybody that you stand with working families."

commondreams.org/news/2022/11/

#railworkers #feelthebern #railwayworkers

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Kerim Friedman 傅可恩 · @kerim
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Crocodile tears

“The statements by Mr. Biden and Ms. Pelosi both took pains to mention their support for unions, calling the decision to intervene in the labor dispute a difficult one.”

nytimes.com/2022/11/28/us/poli

#unions #labor #strike #railwayworkers

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