President Joe Biden has intervened to stop what could have been an absolutely massive
strike of railroad workers.
Over 100,000 workers had been set to strike after working for
apparently years to improve their positions, their quality in life.
And he is going to stop that.
But, for who, and what will be the outcome of this?
We're gonna dive into some of the initial details.
This is very recent news, just bear that in mind.
So he blocked a freight railroad strike.
It would have, in this of course,
is being spun from the point of view of the corporation and the White House.
A freight railroad strike that would disrupt shipments of
all kinds of goods for at least 60 days,
by naming a board of arbitrators to intervene in the contract dispute.
This is going to stop 115,000 rail workers, gonna keep them on the job,
while arbitrators develop a set of contract recommendations for
both sides to consider.
A new round of negotiations between the two sides would
happen after those recommendations are issued.
And in theory,
we could conceivable of a world where those recommendations are received,
well, from the side of the workers, and maybe the corporation accepts it.
And then there's no need for a strike.
But in theory, if the recommendations aren't acceptable,
what happens after the 60 days?
Do the workers get the ability to organize again?
I don't know. They seem to be saying that this can't be
accepted.
You cannot stop the shipment of goods that would create more shortages,
more inflation.
That's why they're intervening in emergency sort of stance here.
Are they not gonna be worried about that sort of shortages or inflation in 60 days?
The workers have this ability, and few others in America in 2022 to do
something by organizing, by threatening, or in reality, striking.
And they've temporarily lost that ability.
Now maybe it'll end up being all for the good.
Maybe Biden will come out swinging on behalf of the workers.
>> [LAUGH] >> And after 60 days,
they'll get the wages they need, they'll get the job security,
they'll actually be able to take time off.
If we can get into the details, that's been one of the major issues that they're
effectively on call literally at all hours of all days.
But maybe not, maybe they just can't strike anymore.
And it's not Trump who made this happen.
It's a Democratic president, it's Joe Biden.
>> So okay,- >> We'll see.
>> So if you're following the actual news,
you see that this would be the least surprising thing you ever saw, right?
So Joe Biden comes out against the workers and in favor of corporations,
that's called Tuesday.
Okay, he does that every day, all day.
He's a corporate Democrat.
Now, if you're a sucker and you read the New York Times and you watch CNN,
you won't ever see that.
If you watch Fox News as we showed you earlier in the show,
you'll see that he's just, he's so pro-worker.
He's too pro-work.
He hates corporations, he hates capitalism, always absurd.
>> Okay, so that's standard.
>> Okay.
>> But the reason why I think this story is really interesting is because,
so Joe Biden can issue an executive order.
So he can take strong action immediately.
Because, he said that he would take $10,000 of student debt off of everybody.
And we all know he can do it through executive order.
It's been a year and a half, he just can't seem to find that executive order.
Where's my pen?
Where's my pen, right?
Marijuana he said that he would de-schedule marijuana.
He can just completely take it off schedule one at least, and
move it down at a minimum.
He said he would, he said he'd do it on day one.
It's been a year and a half cuz you can't find the pen, where'd it go?
Where'd it go? Can't find it.
Well, we just did a story today about how Joe Manchin killed all potential action
on climate change.
But actually good news, Senator White House and others have suggested about
nine, ten different executive orders that Joe Biden could do today.
He hasn't done it, don't depend.
And gosh, darn it.
I can't, no, there's nothing I could do, nothing I could do.
Workers might go on strike and hurt corporate profits by 1%, or 1% of 1%.
Goddamn, give me my, there it is.
I found the pen, executive order, right away.
I protect corporate America.
I'm here for donors.
Nothing will fundamentally change.
I swear to God, I'll crush any goddamn worker who tries to get more money or
anything out of you.
Corporate donors Joe Biden promises.
>> Yeah.
>> That's the one promise he kept.
He told his donors, don't worry, I love you, and I will protect you at all costs.
And here we are.
That's exactly what he's doing.
It's the only executive order you can find the goddamn pen for.
Funny how that works.
>> Yeah, I mean, this is the guy who ran as the successor to FDR.
There were all those- >> [LAUGH]
>> And it's like-
>> True point
>> You could have just stayed
out of this one.
I mean there's so many things that he either could have done,
direct an executive order on, or just not gotten involved.
And, I just don't understand how you can run on so many things and
then do the exact opposite.
I mean, yes, we said multiple times, money, that's how you do it.
In labor relations, there's pretty much like,
if you get in the way of an authorized strike,
it's pretty hard to come back from that for the workers.
And I know there's a lot of details that hopefully,
we'll get into if we have a little bit of time.
But the headline here is just that, he's not a friend to workers,
he's not a friend to the progressive movement.
Labor unionization have been widespread across the country.
It's actually one of the few things that Democrats are actually pulling well on
when they're asked about, like union involvement, stuff like that.
And it's just insane that the one thing that the left is actually really excited
about, the president, the head of the party,
is pretty much seemingly doing everything in his power to crush it.
And that is insane for someone who ran on an FDR-like platform.
And yeah, the details are harrowing.
These rail workers are being asked to devote literally 90% of their
lives to being on the job.
>> And yeah, doesn't lead to good things about the American way of life,
if this is how we're operating.
>> Super lasting on this is that,
a huge part of the problem is always here is the refs.
So if the refs actually get their jobs and
say, Joe Joe Biden has every single thing he's passed has helped corporations,
and almost nothing has helped the average worker.
In fact, this prohibits them from going on strike.
There will be consequences if they go on strike.
So, it cripples when labor actually does something on its own.
They're not waiting for the president, cuz if you wait for the president,
it will only hurt you, right?
And they decide to do something.
But did the New York Times tell you that?
Have they told you that everything he's done has been in favor of corporations,
and he's actively helped to defeat all the progressive agenda?
Do they tell you it's big headline in CNN, and you turn on MSNBC?
MSNBC is the biggest liars of all.
Do they tell you that he's actually against the American worker?
That he'll help corporations no matter what?
That's, the one time he's super strong is when he's helping corporate America
and donors?
No, they never tell you that.
So that's why Joe Biden does this in the middle of the night,
in the darkness of night, and gets away with it.
And then goes out and pretends that he is doing the Democratic agenda, and he's for
the average worker, and screws over everybody.
Media, do your goddamn jobs.
I know it's hopeless, you never will.
You think your job is pleasure in corporations.