cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/21984384

By Simon J. Levien
Reporting from Erie, Pa.
Oct. 31, 2024, 5:04 a.m. ET

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    12 days ago

    One union did that. Many others didn’t.

    They also got them a historic pay raise and other concessions.

    Did he abolish the system that made accidents more likely and was the reason they striked in the first place?

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      12 days ago

      Does the president have unilateral authority to make laws? How do you expect him to abolish that system without Congressional action?

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        It’s not a legal system, but rather something the rail company (companies???) implemented. The workers were trying to get the company to abolish it by striking but Biden crushed the strike without giving them their central demand.