just sad Wrote:
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> So many "fallen flags" would have avoided
> bankruptcy in the 60's and 70's if the unions
> hadn't forced wage increases and ridiculous
> manning levels on the carriers.
> Look at Montana Rail Link. The BN spun them off
> as a 2-man crew company to get around the stupid
> 5-man crew and caboose BS under the UTU. And both
> workers and the company were very happy with it.
> The thuggish unions of the 60s and 70s did so much
> harm. The free market was the way to save jobs
> and save railroads. But it's too late, the
> marginal carriers collapsed, and now we are stuck
> with just the BunSniff and the Yellow thing.
> So sad.
>
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