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Senate Votes to Impose Rail Contract, Rejects Measure Granting Workers 7 Paid Sick Days
Breitbart ^ | 12/01/2022 | Nick Gilbertson

Posted on 12/01/2022 3:40:47 PM PST by ChicagoConservative27

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To: ChicagoConservative27

No sick leave ?

Like everyone wants a freaking train carrying 100 of 1000 of pounds of highly toxic crap run by some poor sick guy with cognitive impairment.

Congress are fools.

It’s like they want the rail system to collapse.

All to bring in living in a cold dark moldy hole in the ground eating cold bugs utopia.

Spit.


21 posted on 12/01/2022 4:53:01 PM PST by cuz1961 (USCGR Veteran )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

What is this gubmit hangup about some paid sick days? Given that a good many of our congresscritters have never had a real job, and few, if any of them do any real work more than a day a week (we’re not counting corruption, theft, insider trading, deals with China, etc). Were I a railroad worker, I’d tell them to get their fat asses down to the rail yards and experience some real work. (I am not normally a union sympathiser, but sorry, I respect any union man more than I respect any DemocRAT and all RINOs.) Unions, feel free to do to the critters whatever you want. I will look the other way.


22 posted on 12/01/2022 4:56:33 PM PST by Da Coyote
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To: Da Coyote

Ooops, that’s,”...Were I a railroad worker, I’d tell them to force the gubmit sloths’ fat asses down to the railroad yards...”


23 posted on 12/01/2022 4:58:25 PM PST by Da Coyote
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To: ChicagoConservative27
Ryan Schmelz on Twitter

"The Senate vote on giving rail workers 7 days of paid sick days fails to get 60 votes.

Braun, Cruz, Graham, Hawley, Kennedy and Rubio were the Republicans voting in support.

Joe Manchin was the only Democrat to not support it."



24 posted on 12/01/2022 5:09:11 PM PST by Izzatso
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To: Qiviut

I understanding that. I’m not a union guy, but I am totally against government being involved in business or labor. My mind can be changed if someone points me to the part of the constitution that gives government the power to engage in labor relations. Congress needs to be put into its place. And in this instance, it seems that labor has a legitimate grievance. Let labor and business fight this one out and both should tell government to pound sand.


25 posted on 12/01/2022 5:10:13 PM PST by ConservativeInPA (Stupidly is a moral problem, not an intellectual problem. )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

again....is the operative word....the power is in congress...he still hasn’t figured it out.


26 posted on 12/01/2022 5:10:53 PM PST by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

So, they might not have gotten the sick leave...

But do they get the raises yhat will lift the average salary to over $100K annually?

That’ll also increase their pensions?

The cap on their health insurance co-pays deductibles, and likely premiums?

That deal?

Cry me a river.


27 posted on 12/01/2022 5:11:32 PM PST by mewzilla (We will never restore the republic if we don't first secure the ballot box.)
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To: Izzatso

do they get off on federal holidays. how many hours a week do they work. why...aren’t they getting sick leave...would it be in lieu of personal leave?


28 posted on 12/01/2022 5:15:54 PM PST by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: CapnJack

They will have the Choo Choo Flu.


29 posted on 12/01/2022 5:16:27 PM PST by hercuroc
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To: ChicagoConservative27

And the Dems screw the union again..... keep voting for Dems boys!


30 posted on 12/01/2022 5:17:06 PM PST by Lockbox (politicians, they all seemed like game show hosts to me.... Sting)
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To: hanamizu

Republicans couldn’t stop it. All they did was be responsible for denying the sick days. They did nothing but confirm they are the party of The Grinch.


31 posted on 12/01/2022 5:20:10 PM PST by SomeCallMeTim ( The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would hire them!it)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

My crystal ball says trains are fixin’ to run a lot slower than usual, probably starting .. oh .. say .. tonight.


32 posted on 12/01/2022 5:20:50 PM PST by tomkat
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To: Lockbox
And the Dems screw the union again.....

All the Dems except Manchin voted in favor of it.
33 posted on 12/01/2022 5:23:23 PM PST by Izzatso
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Joe just lost the railway Unions. Nuffin to see here....moob along naow....


34 posted on 12/01/2022 5:30:34 PM PST by Candor7
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To: SomeCallMeTim

They dont call it the stupid party for nothing.


35 posted on 12/01/2022 5:32:19 PM PST by Husker24 (Pp)
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To: Sacajaweau
do they get off on federal holidays.
Good question. Pretty sure the trains still run on holidays.

how many hours a week do they work.
I don't know.

why...aren’t they getting sick leave...
It would appear the railroads and Republicans don't want them to have sick leave.

would it be in lieu of personal leave?
I read that the railroad's counteroffer was to allow them one day of personal leave.
36 posted on 12/01/2022 5:32:58 PM PST by Izzatso
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To: eyedigress

For CSX, they get 3-6 weeks vacation depending on service. Also 11 paid holidays. They want the Sick Leave on top of the vacations days.
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https://www.csx.com/index.cfm/library/files/working-at-CSX/benefits/2022-benefits-summary/


37 posted on 12/01/2022 5:40:38 PM PST by damper99
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To: damper99

Thanks.

3-6 is normal. They also would have short and long-term disability.

They want to add a new category to slowly increment.

Get a cold, get two days off with no hit on PTO.


38 posted on 12/01/2022 6:11:20 PM PST by eyedigress (Trump is my President!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Not sure what’s the problem is.


39 posted on 12/01/2022 6:16:38 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: CapnJack

Things break.
Computers lose data.
It’s easy to hurt one’s lower back…soft tissue.
Etc


40 posted on 12/01/2022 6:19:19 PM PST by EEGator
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