First rejection of Biden’s deal brings strike clouds on the US horizon again
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The tentative deal proposed by US president Biden to resolve a labour dispute between railway carriers and unions has received its first rejection. More than 50 per cent of BMWED’s members, the country’s third-largest rail freight union, voted against the deal. As a result, fears of a massive rail freight strike in the US during the coming months revive.
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Railways, formerly a most proud transport device, now is, at the mercy of taxpayers. This is not sustainable!
Quality pays and for high quality at vital functions of society, transports, etc., just the requested are:
resilency, redundancy and robustness, simple as that!
Currently railways is short of all three – and accordingly now a low quality device.
Standards, optimal for electrification, at shift from steam, no longer is, etc.
A New Old Railway now is needed!