Why America’s Railroads Refuse to Give Their Workers Paid Leave

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Rather, if such workers wish to recuperate from an illness or make time to see a doctor about a nagging complaint, they need to use vacation time, which must be requested days in advance.In September, the Biden administration utilized such power to broker a tentative agreement between the leaders of a dozen unions and the railroads.With multiple unions voting down the agreement — and others promising solidarity if their peers decide to walk off the job — the threat of an impending rail shutdown once again hangs over the U.S. economy.But any legislative resolution to the crisis will need to overcome a Republican-led filibuster in the Senate, which means ten Republicans would need to join a unified Democratic caucus in imposing a settlement more pro-union than that which the Biden administration brokered.Why would a company have no problem handing out 24 percent raises, $1,000 bonuses, and caps on health-care premiums but draw the line on providing a benefit as standard and ubiquitous throughout modern industry as paid sick days?"

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