Kansas City Rail Workers Still Talking Strike Despite Tentative Deal

As always, this blog is dedicated to offering an alternative perspective and so right now we want to take a glimpse at local rail worker conversation in the context of continued union negotiations.

The big picture . . .

"The unions have been fighting rumors on social media that they would impose the deals on workers if they vote to reject them. The rumors were sparked by a railroad trade publication suggesting that was possible in an article earlier this month.

"And some newly formed worker groups that helped organize protests at railyards across the country last week have been urging workers, some harboring deep resentment over how they've been treated by the railroads in recent years, to reject the proposed contracts."

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Rail unions emphasize positives of their tentative deals

The two biggest U.S. railroad unions were working Wednesday ahead of key ratification votes to dispel rumors about the contract deals that averted a potentially devastating nationwide strike . "The challenge is to first get past how angry they are," said Dennis Pierce, president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen.

After rail strike averted, chance for 'freight recession' should still spook investors, analysts say

Railroad operators CSX Corp. and Norfolk Southern Corp. were hit with a downgrade from Susquehanna on Wednesday, with analysts citing bigger profit risk to rails operating in the eastern U.S., lingering potential for a work stoppage and a broader weakening of the economy.

As promised . . . Here's the ALTERNATIVE local angle that socialist news outlets are sharing as this U.S. supply chain crisis hasn't yet been completely averted . . .

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