Posted on 10/24/2021 7:23:19 PM PDT by RomanSoldier19
Union Pacific and its labor unions are suing each other to determine whether the railroad has the authority to require its employees to get vaccinated against the coronavirus.
The unions argue that the Omaha, Nebraska-based railroad should have negotiated with them before announcing it would require all employees to get the shots. The railroad contends in its own lawsuit that it believes it has the authority to require the vaccine under its existing contracts because it can set standards for when employees are fit for duty.
Union Pacific announced this month that it would require all employees to be vaccinated by Dec. 8 to comply with an executive order President Joe Biden issued requiring all federal contractors to have their employees vaccinated. The railroad is also offering its union employees a $300 bonus if they get the shots. Nonunion employees at the railroad are being offered a half day of vacation if they get vaccinated.
On the same day the Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers — Transportation Division, or SMART-TD, union filed its lawsuit against the railroad, Union Pacific filed its own lawsuit Friday against SMART-TD and two other unions that objected to the vaccination mandate to force the issue.
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Ugh. As a UNP shareholder, this pisses me off.
We’re gonna have to get a bigger tub of popcorn
What a cluster…..
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Union Pacific announced this month that it would require all employees to be vaccinated by Dec. 8 to comply with an executive order President Joe Biden issued requiring all federal contractors to have their employees vaccinated.
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F’ng around with the railroads. What could go wrong.
executive order President Joe Biden issued
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Got a number of that E.O.?
No ? , that’s cuz there wasn’t one.
... There was no E.O.
..it was the suggestion of a bully.
That ain’t no shit.
Imho, the principal defendant should be the damned political hacks that are pushing these “mandates”
yup . 10 comments on here , im stockpiling more fd tom
It isn’t like engineers and conductors get off their trains and frolic among the public.
They are the most isolated workers ever. 2 crew members take a train 400 miles, it is sanitized and 2 new crew members take it another 400 miles(or so)
I hope the RR unions fight this bullshit.
It isn’t like engineers and conductors get off their trains and frolic among the public.
They are the most isolated workers ever. 2 crew members take a train 400 miles, it is sanitized and 2 new crew members take it another 400 miles(or so)
I hope the RR unions fight this bullshit.
The CEO of my company has already said several times that the company is responsible for the safety of the workers… but no mandates at this time. I call BS on that.
If they are so responsible for my safety, then set up a bus to drive me to work. Make sure I eat a proper meal every day. Make sure I go see my Dr for my annual physical… I’m responsible for myself. Companies are responsible for paying me for my time. Simple.
I could probably handle that..
Nothing like a railroad strike to help the ‘supply-chain’ crisis. If one didn’t know better one might think the dems are deliberately trying to destroy the country.
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