Samuel Biagetti explains the history of railroad strikes in the U.S. and how they relate to today.
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=zTPlfMzL7wY
#KatieHalper #unions #uspol #railwayworkers #history #RobberBarons #solidarity #labor
#labor #solidarity #RobberBarons #history #railwayworkers #uspol #unions #KatieHalper
Let's link the pay rises of #nurses, #paramedics #RailwayWorkers and all the other #KeyWorkers to that of #MPs. MPs have had a 28% pay rise since 2010 so let's apply that across the board.
#nurses #paramedics #railwayworkers #keyworkers #mps
First the #Tories came for the:
#Immigrants
#Poor
#Disabled
#PublicSectorWorkers
#Police
#Nurses
#Doctors
#Experts
#Lecturers
#Teachers
#Judges
#SocialWorkers
#RailwayWorkers
#PostalWorkers
#BorderPatrol
#CivilServants
#Barristers
#Economists
#YoungPeople
#Remainers
#BBC
#Channel4
#Guardian
#NonEnglish
#NonWhite
#StateEducated
#ThoseLivingOutsideSouthEast
#LeftyLawyers
If they haven’t come for you...they either think they have your vote or you can be made to hate the above.
#leftylawyers #thoselivingoutsidesoutheast #stateeducated #nonwhite #nonenglish #guardian #channel4 #BBC #remainers #Youngpeople #economists #barristers #civilservants #borderpatrol #PostalWorkers #railwayworkers #socialworkers #judges #teachers #Lecturers #experts #doctors #nurses #Police #publicsectorworkers #disabled #poor #immigrants #tories
A must-read thread on why we need our public sector employees to be better paid. #teachers #nurses #railwayworkers #firefighters #socialcare #austerity
https://twitter.com/RichardJMurphy/status/1601891613671833601?s=20&t=aNxPdEchaxvxIa3ryPh2Rg
#teachers #nurses #railwayworkers #firefighters #socialcare #austerity
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 #railroadworkers #railwayunions #railwayworkers #labornotes #1u #unionen
https://labornotes.org/2022/12/rail-machinist-opens-bid-district-presidency
#unionen #1u #labornotes #railwayworkers #railwayunions #railroadworkers
“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. https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/11/rail-strike-why-the-railroads-wont-give-in-on-paid-leave-psr-precision-scheduled-railroading.html
#Workersrights, #railwayworkers
#workersrights #railwayworkers
Workers Rights are Human Rights – Even If Our Government is Too Cowardly to Support Them
https://gadflyonthewallblog.com/2022/12/03/workers-rights-are-human-rights-even-if-our-government-is-too-cowardly-to-support-them/ #union #strike #WorkersRights #railway #unionstrong #labor #teachers #nurses #RailwayWorkers
#union #strike #workersrights #railway #unionstrong #labor #teachers #nurses #railwayworkers
It's time for not only a #WildcatStrike for #RailwayWorkers , but a long overdue #GeneralStrike. #Labor #Solidarity #UnionStrong
#wildcatstrike #railwayworkers #generalstrike #labor #Solidarity #unionstrong
"If you can't vote for this," said the independent Vermont senator, "don't tell anybody that you stand with working families."
#railworkers #feelthebern #railwayworkers
#railworkers #feelthebern #railwayworkers
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.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/28/us/politics/biden-rail-strike-congress.html
#unions #labor #strike #railwayworkers