A Fiery Bernie Sanders Courts Blue-Collar Voters
www.nytimes.com
The Vermont senator’s appearances on the trail to support Vice President Kamala Harris stand in stark contrast to her optimistic message.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/21984384

By Simon J. Levien
Reporting from Erie, Pa.
Oct. 31, 2024, 5:04 a.m. ET

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    • NoneOfUrBusiness
      2•3 hours ago

      One union did that. Many others didn’t.

      They also got them a historic pay raise and other concessions.

      Did he abolish the system that made accidents more likely and was the reason they striked in the first place?

      • @[email protected]
        1•2 hours ago

        Does the president have unilateral authority to make laws? How do you expect him to abolish that system without Congressional action?

        • NoneOfUrBusiness
          1•2 hours ago

          It’s not a legal system, but rather something the rail company (companies???) implemented. The workers were trying to get the company to abolish it by striking but Biden crushed the strike without giving them their central demand.