Kansas City Rail Strike In Vain?!?

Credit where it's due . . . There hasn't been a great deal of support or publicity for these workers.

Check this worthwhile glimpse of their struggle . . . And don't pay too much attention to keyboard warriors or couch potato capitalists who challenge the plight of KC area workers . . .

More than 100 workers at Wabtec have been on strike since Oct. 27 — protesting low wages, misclassification of jobs and safety — and say they aren’t likely to stop anytime soon.

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1464 represents 118 members in the Kansas City facility, which remanufactures products for locomotives, and freight and passenger transit cars.

For nearly three weeks, the union has been picketing outside of the plant in four-hour shifts from 4:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. — keeping fires going to stay warm in the bitter weather. And as the holiday season approaches, some are worried about how they’ll provide a Thanksgiving meal for their families.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Workers at this Kansas City train facility have been striking for 3 weeks, with no end in sight

Since contract negotiations failed with Wabtec, a train services company, the union has been picketing outside of the plant from 4:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. But as the holiday season approaches, striking workers are worried about how they'll provide for their families.