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3. People who are worked this hard are more prone to exhaustion,

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Wed Sep 14, 2022, 05:13 PM

Sep 2022

which can lead to costly and/or deadly mistakes. It makes no sense to treat workers this way, and given the rail system is part of national infrastructure, it makes no sense that the railroad industry is allowed to do it.

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Instead of telling us how bad a rail strike will be [View all] edhopper Sep 2022 OP

If I understand correctly, they are on call 7 days a week, never a designated day off questionseverything Sep 2022 #1

Yep edhopper Sep 2022 #2

Maybe threaten to nationalize them with the time off federal employees get questionseverything Sep 2022 #8

What law would allow nationalization? former9thward Sep 2022 #9

Eminent domain questionseverything Sep 2022 #10

No. former9thward Sep 2022 #11

If the railroad deliberately drives the nation into a depression questionseverything Sep 2022 #12

That's exactly what their life is. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2022 #4

So they see their employees as slaves Generic Brad Sep 2022 #18

People who are worked this hard are more prone to exhaustion, crickets Sep 2022 #3

Exhaustion. Also known as fatigue. DEbluedude Sep 2022 #7

Things must have changed jimfields33 Sep 2022 #13

Not in that regard. DEbluedude Sep 2022 #14

The pay and benefits are fine but questionseverything Sep 2022 #19

A lonely job and workers complain management is always out to get them nt lostnfound Sep 2022 #5

My brother is union for an electric company with similar issues and working conditions. honest.abe Sep 2022 #6

Its edhopper Sep 2022 #15

Its always about both sides compromising. honest.abe Sep 2022 #16

The unions want to be able to take unpaid time off to go to the doctor or be sick without WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2022 #17