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BumRushDaShow

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26. "But in the end President Biden signed the bill."

Reply to forthemiddle (Reply #24)

Fri Dec 2, 2022, 07:19 PM

Dec 2022

Because of when it was sent to him, if he didn't sign it, it would have still become law.

If it were vetoed and they went on strike, the issue would be automatically sent to arbitration and would result in what would most likely have been much less than what was negotiated here. I.e., Over the summer, arbitrators from the Presidential Emergency Board had already proposed a package and would likely go with that as the final offer - https://apnews.com/article/biden-strikes-a83dffef79d38e36dc25588b19bf54b4

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Kick dalton99a Dec 2022 #1

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Agreed! RobinA Dec 2022 #14

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From what I understand from some of the details about the whole contract BumRushDaShow Dec 2022 #4

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I would agree BumRushDaShow Dec 2022 #16

Why Is Legislating RobinA Dec 2022 #15

"Why Is Legislating involved at all? " BumRushDaShow Dec 2022 #18

Look how they characterized the sick leave bill Unwind Your Mind Dec 2022 #5

Now they also need to raise the debt ceiling so the repukes don't hold the economy hostage kimbutgar Dec 2022 #6

They could do it as a reconciliation (one of the types can be used for the debt ceiling) BumRushDaShow Dec 2022 #7

LIKE republianmushroom Dec 2022 #8

RW are reluctant to pay people who actually come to work... malthaussen Dec 2022 #9

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Corporations have to make their profits, doncha know. The Mouth Dec 2022 #17

No sick leave, no right to strike ripcord Dec 2022 #19

Democrats voted for sick leave. Elessar Zappa Dec 2022 #21

THIS 👆 BumRushDaShow Dec 2022 #22

The President wasn't required to sign the bill ripcord Dec 2022 #23

Since they are not yet at the end of the Congressional session BumRushDaShow Dec 2022 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author jonstl08 Dec 2022 #20

The fault may be with the GOP forthemiddle Dec 2022 #24

"But in the end President Biden signed the bill." BumRushDaShow Dec 2022 #26

it was the same exact deal he brokered a couple months ago that all the other rail unions ratified MichMan Dec 2022 #27

From what I've heard from my friends who still work for BNSF, they're going to neverforget Dec 2022 #28