The Railway Labor Act gives the POTUS the ultimate ability to force one side or the other to take concessions in order to avoid a strike. For instance, he could force the bosses to give sick days, or he could force the workers to work without sick days.
The Railway Labor Act gives the POTUS the ultimate ability to force one side or the other to take concessions in order to avoid a strike. For instance, he could force the bosses to give sick days, or he could force the workers to work without sick days.
He chose the latter.