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Supply chain crisis will 'get a lot worse' with rail mega-merger: Railroad workers explain (therealnews.com)

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[–] kiku@feddit.org 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Isn't that kind of the point though? If the supply chain crisis is worse, then the railroad companies can charge even more for cargo, and also pay workers much less since there's fewer competitors.

It's about maximizing profit, not prosperity.

[–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

That's what the railworkers said too when they tried to strike and were stopped by the federal government and mass media panic.