The United Farm Workers on Tuesday announced its endorsement of President Joe Biden for reelection, saying that the Democrat has proven throughout his life to be an “authentic champion” for workers and their families, regardless of race or national origin.

The farm workers’ union was co-founded by Cesar Chavez, the late grandfather of Julie Chavez Rodriguez, who Biden named as his 2024 campaign manager. Her father, Arturo Rodriquez, is a past UFW president.

Julie Rodriguez and “special guests” were expected to formally announce the endorsement later Tuesday at Muranaka Farms in the city of Moorpark in southern California.

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    Too bad Biden only supports unions when it’s convenient to him i.e. train workers.

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      He spent the following weeks negotiating with the rail companies behind the scenes, and eventually got the workers the things they’d demanded initially, including the paid leave.

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        Where can I find a list of the things he got the rail workers? I tried looking it up but everything is various degrees of outdated.

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          I haven’t been able to find like a list of bullet points; most of what I’ve found focused on just the sick days, like this from Reuters. NPR reported on CSX granting the 7 paid days, but I haven’t seen much since February.

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            7 paid sick days is not found anywhere in the linked article. CSX actually gave them 4 paid sick days.

            The agreement provides four days of paid sick leave each year at full pay. It also allows members to use up to three personal leave days for sick leave, the two unions said.

            Being able to use your vacation for sick days isn’t being given sick days.

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      Go actually research what happened and what Biden actually did not what the propaganda claims.

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        I mean, back at ya? The IBEW praise posts are basically propaganda. They’re a tiny fraction of the rail workers and weren’t one of the unions that wanted to strike. They voted to approve the contract with 1 day of leave that was later forced on everyone.

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          Now go back and actually look at it. Praise posts are not relevant. Look at the actual issues and what was actually done, not what some slanted propaganda wishes you to think about it, just the details.

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            Ok. The unions wanted 15 days of sick leave, they would have been happy with the 7 most Democrats tried to give them, and Biden got them 4.

            And all that ignores that the fundamental issue is that no third party negotiations can substitute for workers being able to choose whether or not to accept a contract and strike if they don’t. They could have been given all 15 days (not their only ask) and it would still wouldn’t make up for removing their right to refuse a contract and strike. The point of organized labor is having the power to be able to organize and deny your labor so that you can force your boss to give you what you want. They both didn’t get what they want and are in a much worse position should they demand more in the future.

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                  Because inane whines are not addressable en masse and must be divided into steps. Then you take the steps one at a time to achieve an actual goal. The failure to understand that does explain the complaints about Biden’s performance however.

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                    He addressed your points. You ignored them. Now you’re doubling down on the condescension because you don’t have an actual reply to the valid points you ignored.

                    Standard centrist.

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                    My first claim is: “The unions wanted 15 days of sick leave, they would have been happy with the 7 most Democrats tried to give them, and Biden got them 4.”

                    Is the masterstroke contradiction you’re speaking to that some actually got 5? Or that they can give up their vacation days to be sick? Because that’s not a paid sick day.

                    This all continues to ignore that other people giving what they think you deserve IS NOT WORKER POWER.