Rail shutdowni.ibb.coimage Martineski ( @Martineski@lemmy.fmhy.ml ) M Antiwork/Work Reform@lemmy.fmhy.mlEnglish • 1 year ago message-square4fedilinkarrow-up1211
arrow-up1211imageRail shutdowni.ibb.co Martineski ( @Martineski@lemmy.fmhy.ml ) M Antiwork/Work Reform@lemmy.fmhy.mlEnglish • 1 year ago message-square4fedilink
minus-square ClassyDave ( @ClassyDave@kbin.social ) linkfedilink14•1 year agoWhat’s crazy to me is that they aren’t even asking for that many! And the reason is exactly what you’d expect, cost cutting. “Over the past six years, America’s major freight carriers have shed 30 percent of their employees.” https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/11/rail-strike-why-the-railroads-wont-give-in-on-paid-leave-psr-precision-scheduled-railroading.html
What’s crazy to me is that they aren’t even asking for that many!
And the reason is exactly what you’d expect, cost cutting.
“Over the past six years, America’s major freight carriers have shed 30 percent of their employees.”
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/11/rail-strike-why-the-railroads-wont-give-in-on-paid-leave-psr-precision-scheduled-railroading.html