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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Show threadJudd LegumNov 30, 2022

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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7. UPDATE: Cornyn reverses his stance, says he opposes adding paid sick leave to the contract.

https://twitter.com/JakeSherman/status/1597987428362760193

Jake Sherman on Twitter

“UPDATE: @JohnCornyn, who expressed openness yesterday to increasing rail paid leave from 1 to 7 days, says he’s now opposed. “I just think it's a bad idea for Congress to try to intervene and renegotiate these collective bargaining agreements between labor and management.””

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Nov 30, 2022 at 4:22pmWeb
Show threadDeb the bead weaverNov 30, 2022
@juddlegum of course he did. 🤬
Show threadDavid SilvaNov 30, 2022
@juddlegum Opposing paid sick leave. Incredible.
Show threadMyrha Cheval 🦆Nov 30, 2022

@juddlegum Seems to me it ought to be a no-brainer: Do we WANT sick and incapacitated railroad workers operating trains because they have no choice or else be fired?

It's *madness* to put someone in a position of responsibility where mistakes could kill people, but refuse to allow them to step down for a couple days when they're too ill to work safely.

Show threadChris MerleNov 30, 2022
@juddlegum of course he did.
Show threadKaren DuncanNov 30, 2022
@juddlegum such a profile in courage. Oh wait. It’s the GQP.
Show threadStarmapperJoeNov 30, 2022
@juddlegum Flip, flop, flip, flop
Show threadJosepha Maly MNNov 30, 2022
@juddlegum Well, that's a shocker; a Republican reneging???? 😏
Show threadJames GlueckDec 1, 2022
@juddlegum the billionaire bootlicker falls in line.