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Because the government will likely tell them they can’t strike.
I’m not certain, but the words “feckless” and “incompetant” do come to mind.
People don’t realize how important railroads are and think of them as anachronisms of the past.
Not very exciting. News wants clicks, views, subscriptions and things like potential rail strikes don’t gain them more profit
Strikes in general usually don’t get a ton of media attention, neither do most protests. It’s a massive failing of our press, IMO
Most people are oblivious to how the supply chain works. People’s relationship with freight railroads is being annoyed while a mile long train is crossing their path.
No, most people assume an agreement will be reached at the last minute.
I haven’t seen ANY coverage on drought. We have tons of lakes drying up. Streams dry. River levels low as hell. Not one iota of coverage. Distraction distraction. Look over here
There’s too many negatives to report. So they just aren’t anymore. Too focused on banning books.
I work in Supply Chain, in our circles it’s getting plenty of coverage. However, outside of that it’s not as exciting as what celebrities are fucking what other celebrities, and who won a shitty award at some shitty award show.
It is in conservative news outlets.
As the [National Review](https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/the-biggest-looming-crisis-youve-heard-almost-nothing-about/) puts it:
> We live in a country where the (currently) ruling political party and most of the national media have a symbiotic relationship. (Jen Psaki started work at NBC News this week.) One of the problems with this dynamic is that when the ruling class decides something is important — say, emphasizing the issue abortion as the midterm elections approach — it tends to squeeze out everything that the ruling party doesn’t want emphasized.
> Don’t get me wrong; abortion is a hugely important issue to many Americans. You can read more about South Carolina senator Lindsey Graham’s bill from Alexandra DeSanctis and Charlie Cooke and John McCormick and Kathryn Jean Lopez.
> But there are a lot of things going on in this world, and one issue that seems spectacularly under-covered — a ticking time bomb, if you will — is that starting at 12:01 a.m. Friday, or about a day and a half from now, if there isn’t a deal between freight-rail unions and employers, the U.S. economy comes to a screeching halt and . . . well, the term “derails” seems fitting.
I suppose that’s the same reason the media is doing everything it can to avoid using the word “recession”.
because the media will do anything to avoid being based
NATIONALIZE THE RAILS CONGRESS YOU COWARDS
That’s not how news works, it has to become a crisis first.
-warning people about something for years
*** Crickets ***
-Something finally happens
PANIC, HOW COULD THIS HAVE HAPPENED, NO ONE PREDICTED THIS, YELLING AND SCREAMING, LOUD NOISES
It hasnt happened yet. Once it does it will be big news.
All the news is owned by big corporations who have a vested interest in keeping people in the dark about union action. They don’t want unions to be seen as effective.
“trains are what my kid likes to look at while I’m stuck in line at the crossing for 20 minutes”
That’s probably the entire extent to which 95% of the population thinks about railroads
Becaue there is no way to spin this that is in any way pro business. The company tried to make a contract with 0 sick days and the union said change it or we strike.
The same reason why Amazon or Starbucks illegal union busting doesn’t get much coverage.
Because the mainstream US media is more interested in covering Twitter controversies than actual news.
Because a president who built his reputation on being labor friendly is about to have to make a very-anti labor decision, either by nationalizing the railroads or by breaking the strike Regan-style
I listen to the news every morning and I’ve heard it mentioned everyday this week (npr). The information is out there but it isn’t interesting for most people to care about it, so people don’t pay attention when its talk about, the news outlets cover it less, and people are less likely to talk about it with people they know. A lot of news cares mostly about clicks and cover things that get them more clicks.
Some outlets might also be waiting for it to actually happen before they cover it because there’s also a chance they work out the issues before Friday and the strike never happens. They might not want to be seen warmongering about something that never happens (although there are plenty of outlets that will do that).
Idk, it looks like its getting plenty of coverage to me. Have you tried *looking*?
[CNN, Sep 13](https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/13/politics/possible-rail-strike-white-house-contingencies/index.html)
[Washington Post, Sep 13](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/09/12/railroad-strike-deadline/)
[CNBC, Sep 13](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/13/railroad-strike-negotiations-held-up-by-battle-over-sick-time-policies.html)
[Bloomberg, Sep 13](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-13/white-house-is-pushing-unions-rail-companies-to-avoid-strike)
[USA Today, Sep 13](https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2022/09/12/railroad-strike-potential-impact-on-food-construction-goods/8064099001/?gnt-cfr=1)
[Fortune, Sep 13](https://fortune.com/2022/09/13/freight-rail-strike-us-csx-union-pacific-norfolk-southern-biden-sick-leave/)
[Reuters, Sep 11](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-trucking-group-asks-congress-avert-rail-shutdowns-2022-09-09/)
[NPR, Sep 14](https://www.npr.org/2022/09/14/1122770345/freight-train-strike-travel)
[Associated Press, Sep 11](https://apnews.com/article/transportation-strikes-congress-climate-and-environment-90ec66e850dae76a3215a9fcaef71e53)
As the deadline comes closer it’ll get more coverage, but its been getting covered.
**EDIT:** several people have pointed out the important difference between an issue being *covered* by journalists and an issue being *featured* by news organizations. This is a very valid point, and it seems that’s what is being brought up by OP and others. I apologize for the snark in my original post.
I’m worried because it’ll effect my job.
Because despite what they claim, major news outlets don’t like unions either. That, and it’s blue collar workers, who are looked down upon by the news outlets to begin with. So it’s a case of double contempt.
It will once the supply chain comes to a halt
It certainly is getting coverage on r/amtrak.
Because it’s a massive deal and it will be hard to sell it as a win for democrats. Either the strike goes through and basically ruins the economy, or the Govt sets up a forced deal the rail workers don’t want, which will lose votes.
I am seeing plenty of coverage on it.
Does “x news item is not being treated as the literal apocalypse” mean ‘no coverage’ nowadays?
God I hate our collective attention span and thought that everything is black or white, on or off, good or bad.
My family is a railroading family. They threaten strikes a lot. Like a ton.
The unions will push hard until the last minute and they will make an agreement and it will likely not happen. Many years ago however there was a strike the President said he would bring in trucks to haul the coal they told him how many trucks they would need to do a one day equivalent and the negotiations moved quickly.
So in all honesty it’s unlikely there will be some grinding haunt to rail work.
You know what freight rail and your urethra have in common? You depend on each every day, but you never think about either until something goes wrong with it.
I’ve been hearing about it for months. I remember when the PEB was convened.
What kind of coverage should it get? It’s been on every major news channel & website, and hasn’t even happened yet. There’re only so many ways to write “the union is still talking with the railroads, here are the possible implications of this *if* it happens”