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Letter to the editor: Labor Secretary Walsh silent on railroad workers’ right to strike

Por: Portland Press Herald Opinion December 06, 2022

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It seems that the railroad workers are being chastised for using their right to strike, which is granted by their collective bargaining agreement. No Congress has the right to interfere, no matter what the outcome is. Marty Walsh is the appointed labor secretary and has remained silent on the issue. Marty has been representing the ironworkers local union in Boston and has been a voice for organized labor for many years. Except, on this occasion,... + full article



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