• @redhorsejacket
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    131 month ago

    Yes. However, federal trade unions are muzzled in the sense that it is against the law for a federal employee to engage in a strike. It’s been on the books since the 50s, but the balance of power really shifted when Reagan enforced it against 10,000 striking air traffic controllers. Some were incarcerated, and nearly all were blackballed from ever working a government job ever again (though that was eventually rescinded in the 90s). There’s no doubt now that even a “liberal” president would follow suit in the event another illegal strike occurred.

    • @bitchkat
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      11 month ago

      They were also embroiled in a railroad strike a few years back.