LogFAQs > #969841040

A rising tide should float all boats, so any strike that appears justified (i.e. most of them) should be supported.

At the same time the government should absolutely step in to keep the country functioning, hopefully by using some leverage to get the railroads to be reasonable.

That said, as a government employee who needs to work with railroads regularly, I can vouch that they believe that their land grants and critical function allow them to do whatever the heck they want and 'reasonable' isn't in their vocabulary. Here's guessing the railroads say something to the effect of "You need our workers? You can certainly pay them for us if you'd like" ...and get yet another sweetheart deal from the government in the process.