Necessity Wrote:
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> A unionized work Force in the United States today
> is redundant. There is no need. FRA, OSHA, work
> forces services, FLSA have all solved the labor
> issues of the 1920’s to 1950’s. In solving the
> issues, we created a culture of....don’t over work
> and by all means.... anything you can blame on
> Safety... well, that makes up for all and any need
> for quality or quantity of work.


> Blame it o the unions BULLSHIT. Management pulls the safety card way more often than the workers. They created this safety culture as another means of control and discipline.Meantime they have reduced the freight crews from five men to two men. Remote control operators are one man crews. Remote control operations are more dangerous but produce more profits.So what's more important making more money or being more safe. Railroads are more profitable than ever.


> Necessity; the only necessity is the 40 hours on
> your time card every week. Who cares how or where
> that money came from. All that matters is ME!!!!
> (Signed The Unionized never on time American
> Railroad Worker).

> Forty hours . Try sixty plus hours . Start work at 1300 one day and 2400 the next out of town away from family and friends

> Efficiency; Japan and Switzerland have a Demand
> for efficiency and accuracy. The operations of
> their railroad systems is a direct reflection of
> the work culture of the two countries. Ironic but
> sad, the on time performance of Amtrak is without
> a doubt the direct and very accurate picture of
> the unionized labor force running it. Sad but
> true folks. You want to fix Amtrak? Fix the
> culture first. Good luck.

If you have never worked for a railroad than it's just wise guy academics and theories placing blame on workers and their unions. The unions provide the negotiating strength to maintain their wages while the railroads reap record profits.They also provide fellowship and pride in what they do.