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Sanders Statement on Passage of Legislation Averting Nationwide Rail Strike (Original Post) Donkees Dec 2022 OP
IMO it's even more disgraceful to force them back to work without it. onecaliberal Dec 2022 #1
Which---Democrat---did not vote for adding paid sick leave to the contract? nt Atticus Dec 2022 #2
Guess: Mad_Machine76 Dec 2022 #3
Sen. Manchin: "I'm really reluctant...for us to jump in and set a precedent." Donkees Dec 2022 #4
Nixon had wage and price controls Tetrachloride Dec 2022 #5
''You're an honorary trackman in our eyes.'' Donkees Dec 2022 #6
I wouldn't have been directly effected job wise if there was a strike Trenzalore Dec 2022 #7

Mad_Machine76

(24,957 posts)
3. Guess:
Thu Dec 1, 2022, 06:47 PM
Dec 2022

He's a Democrat and his last name starts with "M" and if you don't know who I'm talking about...........

Donkees

(33,707 posts)
4. Sen. Manchin: "I'm really reluctant...for us to jump in and set a precedent."
Thu Dec 1, 2022, 06:55 PM
Dec 2022

Sen. Joe Manchin signals he will oppose adding paid sick leave to the rail labor agreement...

Sen. Joe Manchin signals he will oppose adding paid sick leave to the rail labor agreement, per CNN's Manu Raju. "I'm really reluctant...for us to jump in and set a precedent."
12:03 PM · Dec 1, 2022


More Perfect Union
@MorePerfectUS

Tetrachloride

(9,624 posts)
5. Nixon had wage and price controls
Thu Dec 1, 2022, 07:07 PM
Dec 2022

Draftees in war got benefits of various types.

Finally, workers deserve the same basic benefits as members of Congress. “justice for all”

Donkees

(33,707 posts)
6. ''You're an honorary trackman in our eyes.''
Thu Dec 1, 2022, 07:10 PM
Dec 2022
We know you will, Bernie. You're an honorary trackman in our eyes. Local Lodge 1600 Pennsylvania if we had anything to do with it
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Trenzalore

(2,575 posts)
7. I wouldn't have been directly effected job wise if there was a strike
Thu Dec 1, 2022, 07:12 PM
Dec 2022

However, I wonder if a day or 2 of grounding things to a halt would have changed the vote count.

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