Comments by "Comm0ut" (@Comm0ut) on "Staten Island Ferry Officers Secure New Contract After 13-Year Stalemate" video.

  1. Europeans should be very glad they're not represented by American labor organizations. The general US public know nothing of labor history (or anything else that's not a childish trifle) so they fail to demand effective, ethical unions. US culture is fundamentally bootlicking towards the rich who easily buy the allegiance of the thoughtless "booboisie" (as H.L.Mencken referred to them). Our unions aren't very good at PUBLIC outreach, ceding the narrative to the bosses. I took care to avoid any career needing a union because I'd have an enemy employer and a questionably effective advocate! It's sad and will not change much unless the economy coerces activism. Our recently averted (by government order) rail strike is instructive and the workers did poorly. Compare US railroaders sick pay and leave benefits to those of the (much more efficient and modern) northern European rail systems. The freight safety situation is also horrendous. https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/market-insights/latest-news/natural-gas/120222-us-railroad-strike-averted-after-congress-steps-in-biden-signs-legislation https://www.nytimes.com/article/ohio-train-derailment-timeline.html
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