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@POTUS forced the @RailroadWorkers to stop striking by threatening them all with life in prison.
The rail unions were striking in November/December over something called #PSR.
The rail unions were striking in November/December over something called #PSR.
#PSR is Precision Scheduled Railroading it means fewer crews, less maintenance, fewer days off, longer trains, and just general unsafe business practices all in the name of keeping trains moving at all times to maximize profits
Profits that were then taken by the hedge funds that own the railroad companies so that they can buy back their own stock which they have done at record rates coincidentally ever since #PSR became the common practice in the last 5 - 10 years depending on railroad company
