This is pretty scathing of him actually. Basically no credit was given to Biden and he was blamed for how difficult it was and for screwing them over, along with union officials who wanted to accept weak deals from the railroads and the White House. Their statement seems to be that only through popular pressure and media attention was there then the pressure on Congress to try to pass another law, and the threat of that is how they succeeded.
It's not saying government breaking strikes is good, they're saying it's a common tactic that has bee done throughout history that they need to be prepared for and overcome.
Going forward into the next round of national bargaining in
2024, what lessons can we draw from this fight?
1 – National handling must be brought out into the light of
day, so all union members know what is going on week-to-
week, session-to-session.
2 – The membership must be polled, consulted, and in-
volved at every step of the bargaining process.
3 – The union officials must lead and organize member ac-
tions throughout the course of bargaining.
4 – Never again do we put faith in a PEB, regardless of who
is President..
5 – Do not trust any politicians from any political party to
come to our aid and assistance.
6 – Do not accept the union officials’ claim that “this is the
best we can get.” If you believe you deserve more, vote no,
and raise hell.
7 – All unions must come together and bargain as a single,
united, and indivisible, ironclad bargaining coalition from
Day One..
8 – No union/craft breaks rank. None settles until ALL un-
ions/crafts settle.
9 – Join Railroad Workers United, help build unity of all rail
labor, and get involved in the fight for a good contract in the
next round of national bargaining