11mo ago

Canadian Rail Companies Lock Out Workers. Union Says They're Holding the Economy 'Hostage'

www.commondreams.org Canadian Rail Companies Lock Out Workers. Union Says They're Holding the Economy 'Hostage' | Common Dreams

"The railroads don't care about farmers, small businesses, supply chains, or their own employees," a union president said. "Their sole focus is boosting their bottom line, even if it means jeopardizing the entire economy."

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That's quite literally the point of a union. To hold that company's production hostage in order to level the playing field with those who otherwise are holding livelihoods, futures, and survival hostage.
- When uninvolved third parties are bearing more hardship from the action than the owners of the company are, it's closer to terrorism than a strike. But I mean, if a private company is so important to the survival of the country, it should be nationalized.
  Edit: Of course, this isn't a strike. In this case, the union workers are the target of the action, they are not the actor.
  
  CN rail was privatized in 1995. It hasn't been good.