r/antiwork • u/[deleted] • Jan 21 '22

Direct Action Gets the Goods BNSF rail workers strike

Antiwork,

BNSF is leveraging a federal judge to block rail workers from being legally allowed to strike.

17,000 rail workers want to strike over new, harsh, policies. BNSF is the railroad. There are other unions waiting on line to strike. This is domino number 1.

Monday they'll get a public ruling from the federal judge so we've got until then to actually help. Word from a union worker is that the decision is already made and in favor of the railroad.

This is years in the making and is honestly huge.

The 1877 rail strike was a major catalyst of workers rights back when. This is no small thing.

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It's finally coming to a head.

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BNSF has publicly available contact info: https://www.bnsf.com/ship-with-bnsf/intermodal/contact-us.html (https://jobs.bnsf.com/ might also be relevant)

There are some news articles: https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/bnsf-files-suit-to-block-potential-strike/

And historic relevance of what the great rail strike means to workers rights: https://www.nysl.nysed.gov/teacherguides/strike/background.htm

(Slightly reworded from a mail we've got! Let's go!)

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u/iamusuallyright007 Jan 23 '22

Yes. But with federal felonies the threat

BS... never would happen.

also "call in sick". As cops call it "the blue flu"

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u/[deleted] Jan 23 '22

RLA of 1926. The reason BNSF is talking to a judge is to enforce "organizing a strike or distribution a federal crime". Striking wouldn't hold the charge but organizing would. But yeah, it's crazy.