> There's a law allowing Congress to prevent that to avoid a catastrophic disruption to the economy - and it would be catastrophic. They voted to prevent a strike and Biden signed it. This was IMO a smart move, deliberately tanking the economy would have been good for nobody

Except that's exactly the point of a strike. And I think catastrophic is an overestimation if we were to shut down the rails for a week, maybe it would've instead gone towards equalizing the disconnect of wealth.