With railroad companies refusing to offer employees a favorable contract, 115,000 railworkers could soon launch a nationwide strike. We spoke with a train engineer about the industry’s brutal working conditions — and why a strike could spread like wildfire.
Might be a good time to stock up on non-perishable foods.
Because worst timeline, I wonder if this will cause the political ghouls and the car industry ghouls to unite and form Captain Capitalism to further destroy mass transit systems.
Nah, this is only affecting rail freight. The rules that are squeezing labor are really specific to freight. A lot of stuff that's shipped by train is basically impossible to ship economically by truck, like coal, and grain. and the trucking industry is already having a lot of trouble getting drivers as is. Keep in mind as well, that every single rail car you see as a rule of thumb is equivalent to about three trucks.
Because worst timeline, I wonder if this will cause the political ghouls and the car industry ghouls to unite and form Captain Capitalism to further destroy mass transit systems.
Nah, this is only affecting rail freight. The rules that are squeezing labor are really specific to freight. A lot of stuff that's shipped by train is basically impossible to ship economically by truck, like coal, and grain. and the trucking industry is already having a lot of trouble getting drivers as is. Keep in mind as well, that every single rail car you see as a rule of thumb is equivalent to about three trucks.
Barges ftw
That still sucks.
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lmfao :che-smile: