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Looks like Congress is set to cram down a contract that won't make labor happy. https://apnews.com/article/business-congress-government-and-politics-44c88740ed57ba96a20c4fc6fffb230bShall we open a betting pool on how long it takes for railroaders to quit and railroads to publicly lobby for single person crews?
This theatre is all about the imposition of one man crews... create a crisis by eliminating too many people for half a decade, then pull the one man crew solution out of your hat. People are expendable, hedge fund profits are not.
By a 290 to 137 vote, the House passed the tentative rail agreement that will prevent a rail strike. The vote was largely bipartisan, with 79 Republicans joining Democrats in voting for the bill. Eight Democrats voted against the bill.In a separate vote, the House also voted 221 to 207 to add a provision to the rail agreement that would increase the number of paid sick days from one to seven. The bill was passed largely down party lines, with just three Republicans, including John Katko of New York, and Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania crossing over to vote with Democrats on that measure.
The House has passed two bills - one implementing the agreement just voted on by the unions, and a second to add 7 paid sick days to the pot. The first is most assuredly going to pass the Senate - perhaps with some grandstanding, perhaps not. The second likely won't.
Single pilot aircraft crewing is also an over the horizon threat, which will solve the “pilot shortage” that crappy working conditions have helped create over the last 20 years.
I always thought sick days was a federal law. Right now I get 13 weeks of sick time.
... 13 Weeks? Is that sick plus vacations? Just sick time seems a bit excessive.
FMLA provides for up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for certain medical situations for either the employee or a member of the employee's immediate family.
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