Railroad workers have reached a new tentative union contract with rail companies, averting a potential strike set to start on Friday that could have shut down rail service across the United States. The deal, which has yet to be released in writing and ratified by union members, is said to grant one paid sick day to workers, allow workers to attend medical appointments without being subject to attendance policies, and give a “semblance of a schedule” to rail workers, who are currently on call to work 24/7.
Geopolitics
TRT World – After Spain, US gets another ‘no’ as Italy denies American aircraft permission to use its base
Are European countries belatedly growing a spine? Read the article HERE.
Economics
Simon Wren-Lewis: Disentangling the UK productivity problem
There has been a lot of speculation concerning stagnating productivity in the Western industrial nations. Britain has been particularly hard hit. There is much speculation concerning this development. Wren-Lewis offers an interesting analysis. Read here […]
Economics
Kate Mackenzie, Tim Sahay: Grievance and Reform
The precursor of 2022’s energy crisis was 2020–2021’s vaccine apartheid. These shortages were in no way natural but reflected financial and geopolitical hierarchies: those with more power and resources bid up prices and developing countries […]
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