Judd LegumNov 30, 2022

1. Fearing economic disruption, Biden called on Congress to pass legislation preventing rail workers from striking, imposing a contract that includes no paid sick leave.

But an unlikely coalition is pushing back.

https://popular.info/p/update-a-vote-for-paid-sick-leave

UPDATE: A vote for paid sick leave gets fast-tracked

The nation's 115,000 rail workers currently receive no paid sick leave. Major railroad companies could provide every worker with a week of paid sick leave for $321 million — less than 2% of their annual profits. Rail workers have been asking for just

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2. @[email protected] and a group of House progressives objected to Biden's plan, saying that the rail workers deserve paid sick leave and the railroad companies can easily afford it.

That's not unexpected.

https://popular.info/p/update-a-vote-for-paid-sick-leave

UPDATE: A vote for paid sick leave gets fast-tracked

The nation's 115,000 rail workers currently receive no paid sick leave. Major railroad companies could provide every worker with a week of paid sick leave for $321 million — less than 2% of their annual profits. Rail workers have been asking for just

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3. But @[email protected] says he will likely vote for Sanders amendment

And @[email protected] said the demand for paid sick leave is reasonable

And @[email protected] said he will not impose a contract that is opposed by union members

These aren't your typical Bernie allies.

https://popular.info/p/update-a-vote-for-paid-sick-leave

UPDATE: A vote for paid sick leave gets fast-tracked

The nation's 115,000 rail workers currently receive no paid sick leave. Major railroad companies could provide every worker with a week of paid sick leave for $321 million — less than 2% of their annual profits. Rail workers have been asking for just

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4. Senator @[email protected], a member of GOP leadership, says a provision to provide 7 days of paid sick leave MAY PASS THE SENATE

“I think there will be a lot of sympathy for providing sick leave for workers,” Cornyn said.

https://popular.info/p/update-a-vote-for-paid-sick-leave

UPDATE: A vote for paid sick leave gets fast-tracked

The nation's 115,000 rail workers currently receive no paid sick leave. Major railroad companies could provide every worker with a week of paid sick leave for $321 million — less than 2% of their annual profits. Rail workers have been asking for just

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5. The House will also hold a vote on adding paid sick leave to the rail worker contract.

The outcome is far from certain.

But it shows that (at least some) members of both parties understand the public wants them to stand up for working people.

https://popular.info/p/update-a-vote-for-paid-sick-leave

UPDATE: A vote for paid sick leave gets fast-tracked

The nation's 115,000 rail workers currently receive no paid sick leave. Major railroad companies could provide every worker with a week of paid sick leave for $321 million — less than 2% of their annual profits. Rail workers have been asking for just

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@juddlegum

The party does stand up for working people. That’s what the party was doing (Biden) when he got initial agreement on negotiations that had been long deadlocked … and workers had worked for 3 years without a raise.

Nov 30, 2022 at 4:20pmWeb