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b'We are joined by Justin Roczniak\\u2014of the excellent engineering disasters podcast, Well There\\u2019s Your Problem\\u2014to talk about the potential freight rail strike that has been brewing for a long time and near-future scenarios for the supply chain. We discuss the horrid labor conditions in the industry and the scourge of Precision Scheduled Railroading, a system of management that has transformed the entire railroad sector so it serves one god: The Operating Ratio. \\n\\nfollow Justin: https://twitter.com/who_shot_jgr\\nWell There\\u2019s Your Problem: https://linktr.ee/wtyppod \\n\\nSome stuff we reference:\\n\\u2022\\u2022\\u2022 SMART-TD, BLET joint statement on rail embargo https://smart-union.org/smart-td-blet-joint-statement-on-rail-embargo/\\n\\u2022\\u2022\\u2022 A Nationwide Freight Railroad Shutdown Could Cost $2 Billion a Day https://www.aar.org/economic-impact-of-railroad-shutdown#\\n\\u2022\\u2022\\u2022 \\u2018It\\u2019s Going to End Up Like Boeing\\u2019: How Freight Rail Is Courting Catastrophe https://www.vice.com/en/article/3angy3/freight-rail-train-disaster-avoidable-boeing \\n\\u2022\\u2022\\u2022 Rail Strike Threatens to Slow US Supply-Chain Recovery https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2022-09-12/supply-chain-latest-us-railroad-strike-threatens-supply-chain-recovery\\n\\u2022\\u2022\\u2022 Rail Unions Are Bargaining Over a Good Job Made Miserable https://www.labornotes.org/2022/02/rail-negotiations-are-about-good-job-made-miserable \\n\\nSubscribe to hear more analysis and commentary in our premium episodes every week! www.patreon.com/thismachinekills \\n\\nGrab TMK gear: www.bonfire.com/store/this-machine-kills-podcast\\n\\nHosted by Jathan Sadowski (www.twitter.com/jathansadowski) and Edward Ongweso Jr. (www.twitter.com/bigblackjacobin). Production / Music by Jereme Brown (www.twitter.com/braunestahl)'