• iie [they/them, he/him]@hexbear.net
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    1 year ago

    I think more than anything the Biden administration wanted to avoid the optics of a national rail strike successfully using their leverage to force gains. It would be too powerful an example, because that’s potentially a lot of fucking leverage, being able to shut down the rail networks. This was all about maintaining the illusion of powerlessness.

    • footfaults [none/use name]@hexbear.netOP
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      1 year ago

      that is possible, but I feel like the Biden administration is just trying desperately to keep a lid on things, and having a strike would have made them really hurt politically, so they just stopped it from happening. No long term planning, no long game, just reacting to events as they happen