United Steelworkers union endorses Biden

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United Steelworkers union endorses Biden
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Dude you just moved the goalposts a million lightyears away from what you said in your original comment.

Secondly, YOU don't get to decide what the rail union's opinion on the matter is, only the rail union can speak for the rail union, and they've all publicly said how very happy they are with the outcome of Biden's actions

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/may/01/railroad-workers-union-win-sick-leave

I cannot conceive of how the leadership could both represent their workers and be happy Biden sided with the board, against the workers.

Because that's not what happened.

He literally required them to accept the board's offer. The company offering minor concessions afterword doesn't change the fact that he sided against the workers.

No, he literally did not. And the concessions he got were basically everything the union was trying to get.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-signs-bill-block-us-railroad-strike-2022-12-02/

The U.S. Senate voted 80 to 15 on Thursday to impose a tentative contract deal reached in September on a dozen unions representing 115,000 workers, who could have gone on strike on Dec. 9.

The deal referenced was an offer by the board. Biden signed it.

Oy are you trying to be obstinate? That act got them back to work while Biden continued negotiations til literally days later when he won for them all the benefits they were seeking