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Re: 3 days until an epic 199 meltdown
Author: la trollia
Date: 11-03-2024 - 22:06
Dr Zarkoff Wrote:
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>> there would either be strikes or binding arbitration.
> For arbitration to be "binding" both parties must agree for it to be so in advance, which essentially never has happened.
The bottom line is, in most cases, there are no strikes and the workers go back to work with the Presidential Emergency Board deciding what the new working conditions will be.
>> Those little things on the rear of freight trains are called "FRED'S" because they were named after UTU president Fred Hardin, who agreed to have them placed there instead of manned cabooses.
> While I think less of Hardin than you do, "FREDs" (apostrophes make possessives or contractions, not plurals) is an acronym of "F**king Rear End Devices", as posted earlier.
I've heard it stands for BOTH.
> (apostrophes make possessives or contractions, not plurals)
Tell that to the Harris campaign team that is trying to undo the damage done by Biden's "garbage" comment.
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>> there would either be strikes or binding arbitration.
> For arbitration to be "binding" both parties must agree for it to be so in advance, which essentially never has happened.
The bottom line is, in most cases, there are no strikes and the workers go back to work with the Presidential Emergency Board deciding what the new working conditions will be.
>> Those little things on the rear of freight trains are called "FRED'S" because they were named after UTU president Fred Hardin, who agreed to have them placed there instead of manned cabooses.
> While I think less of Hardin than you do, "FREDs" (apostrophes make possessives or contractions, not plurals) is an acronym of "F**king Rear End Devices", as posted earlier.
I've heard it stands for BOTH.
> (apostrophes make possessives or contractions, not plurals)
Tell that to the Harris campaign team that is trying to undo the damage done by Biden's "garbage" comment.
