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I'll second that motion! I do not work for the railroad, (thank god), but I do work in a "union" shop. I can say first hand, that the so-called "management vs. labor" issue is VERY real. College educated "experts" with questionable knowledge of real-world situations, are constantly at odds with those who actually know what is going on. Now, if a nice wood-veneer desk is akin to the cab of, say, an SD-40-2 grinding along with too much tonnage at 4:00 in the morning, and these "managers" were subjected to 8 hours off between assignments (not including commute time, or relaxing time at home), I think they might just see the light. So, a couple of trains collide. All of the sudden, management will go to great lengths to place the blame on the crew. When I am deprived of the basic sleep that I need, for fear of being fired, I suppose I would get on board and do the best that I could. But this is NO way to treat a human being. And, yes, fatigue is the biggest factor in RR accidents. The folks with the 9-to-5 jobs just can't seem to understand that though. I have known many people that worked on the RR, and I'll tell you right now, these people have absolutely no normal family life. So the next time some "desk-jockey" says that these folks are overpaid, or "coddled", all I can say is, walk a few miles in their shoes, THEN tell me how great it is. Todd C.
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