Instead of telling us how bad a rail strike will be [View all]

[edhopper]

maybe more of the Media should be talking about why the workers are taking this drastic step.
Here's a clue, it's not money, it's the shitty working conditions.

Labor cuts, lack of paid days off, precision scheduling systems to reduce headcounts, disciplinary attendance policies that issue points against workers for any time taken off and unfair and punishing on-call schedules have made it more difficult to continue working in the railroad industry, said Grooters, and workers claim these issues aren’t being addressed in proposed new union contract agreements.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/sep/14/us-railroad-strike-union-pacific-bnsf