J WyniaDec 1, 2022
When you hear media blaming the striking rail workers for being the ones that threatened the economy, that's not a neutral reporting. The railroad companies were willing to threaten the economy because they wanted to be able to fire people for calling in sick or going to the doctor. Painting the strikers as the irresponsible ones is propaganda.
Show threadDavid Wood
@jwynia in this situation I ask myself if I would be happy that the driver of my train had visual disturbance from a migraine, but was driving despite being unable to properly see the signals, simply because he couldn’t afford to lose a days salary. Answer NO.
Would I lose a moment sleep if the train operator had to reduce the dividend from 50p per pound to 49p per pound to keep me safe. Answer also NO
Dec 1, 2022 at 11:39pmWeb
Show threadJ WyniaDec 2, 2022
@idlebee yeah, this situation with the American railroad workers has been brewing for several years. Years when BNSF alone reported $8 billion+ in profit each of the last 3 years. They had the resources to address this before it got to a strike.