'What we're seeing is an inhumane deal being pushed onto workers even after a majority voted it down,' said RepBowman.
"Will I demand a vote to ensure that workers in the railroad industry have what tens of millions of workers have, and workers here on Capitol Hill have: guaranteed paid sick leave? The answer is yes," the Vermont senator said.that she is working with Sanders and others on a measure that would guarantee rail workers"a week of sick days."
Unions had originally asked for 15 paid sick days but are now demanding at least four. The railroad industry, which has raked inin recent years while driving workers into the ground, has refused to grant even a single paid sick day. The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division , one of the major rail unions that voted to reject the tentative contract deal, said in aTuesday that it is"deeply disappointed by and disagrees with" Biden's decision to pressure Congress to impose the inadequate agreement on workers.
"A call to Congress to act immediately to pass legislation that adopts tentative agreements that exclude paid sick leave ignores the Railroad Workers' concerns," BMWED added."It both denies Railroad Workers their right to strike while also denying them the benefit they would likely otherwise obtain if they were not denied their right to strike."
"BMWED calls upon President Biden and any member of Congress that truly supports the Working Class to act swiftly by passing any sort of reforms and regulations that will provide paid sick leave for all Railroad Workers," the union continued."BMWED will continue fighting for paid sick days for every Railroad Worker because it is unreasonable and unjust to insist a person perform critical work when they are unwell.
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