The rail road strike is really an interesting phenomenon. There is a lot to digest there but but in general their working conditions are atrocious though the pay is decent.
White House intervention to block rail strike and the political issues confronting railroad workers
I do find it really interesting how for larger strikes the government will intervene and sabotage the strikes at the nation office level. I’ve seen that before in our local Union so it’s not at all surprising to see it with something as important as rail.