The last telegraph message was sent in India about a month ago. How many people know code or how to use a J-38 correctly. Vacuum tubes are hard to find and harder to use without electricity -- big one affects that too. Not unless you're Amish -- horses have to fed daily, whether you use them, or not.
Union leadership -- deniers of fact and reasons for shrinking membership. Democrats - deniers of reality, in general.
Didn't know the Teamsters were a public sector union. Have you informed Hoffa!