Thread regarding Union Pacific Corp. layoffs

UP winning hearts and minds

This railroad has had other names, but this contract has been upheld several times, even in the U.S. Supreme Court. The city was poor and the railroad was rich. Each time the city won.

This time is different? The contract hasn’t changed. The U. S. Constitution hasn’t changed. I suspect it’s the times. Wealthy big business ignores regulations, especially if their former lobbyists are in charge of the regulatory agency, get sweetheart deals for no taxes, roads at taxpayer expense, and all kinds of corporate welfare.

Apparently, if you’re a big company with lots of lobbyists you can just void existing business contracts with local governments at will. It doesn’t matter if you hurt a town that gave you large sums of money and land. The workers don’t matter anymore.

https://www.palestineherald.com/news/php-letter-to-the-editor-fighting-union-pacific-worth-the/article_b4ed152e-1e1a-11ea-8884-cb5a24c3108c.html

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You don’t know how we voted you big dummy

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@OP and 1ywn:

The current court has a solid pro-business majority, and if the case does reach them, they are likely to overturn the previous rulings. Almost every ruling that the court has issued since 2017 has favored business owners over workers. Since many agreement/union employees voted for the people who appointed that majority to the court, I don't see why so many of them are complaining or why they even keep bringing it up. You made your bed, now you can lay in it.

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Post ID: @1diz+12w68NHr

Pocatello had nothing to do with the chaos. It was the whole SP merger.

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Post ID: @1yxc+12w68NHr

We were told UP's lawsuit went to the Supreme Court twice. And both times UP lost. The second time, UP was told they don't want to see this case again.

A sorry a$$ company.

They are still trying to shut the shop down in Palestine. And they most likely will win in the end.

What harm is it to keep the little shop open?

In 1997, there were three shops. Pocatello, Desoto, and Palestine. One was going down. It was Pocatello.

What happened after that? Total chaos! UP had to offer stock options to all employees, so as to, get them out of the hole. That's the last time the UP depended on the employees.

Let's see what happens now.

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