Senate rejects proposal to give rail workers seven days of paid sick leave
Source: The Hill
The proposal to give workers seven days of sick leave, which was championed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and other liberal Democrats, failed to pick up enough Republican support to overcome a 60-vote threshold set for adopting the measure.
It passed the House Wednesday with a narrow bipartisan majority, 221 to 207 with only three Republicans voting for it.
The votes in the Senate and House now give Democrats the ability to blame Republicans for imposing a labor deal on rail workers that includes little flexibility for taking time off work due to illness or doctors visits.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/3758436-senate-rejects-proposal-to-give-rail-workers-seven-days-of-paid-sick-leave/
TeamProg
(6,129 posts)tirebiter
(2,536 posts)Trueblue1968
(17,218 posts)KS Toronado
(17,235 posts)FoxNewsSucks
(10,429 posts)they're too intermingled with normal people to just nuke them from orbit.
Trueblue1968
(17,218 posts)Stargazer99
(2,585 posts)Senators and congressmen and women get paid sick days. Dont know how many. Maybe its time to get rid of their paid sick leave.
Stargazer99
(2,585 posts)Don't you know you are lower class humans. Your life is not as important as someone with wealth. so much for the morality of this nation
SouthernDem4ever
(6,617 posts)But that won't happen while the foxes are in the henhouse.
Rebl2
(13,506 posts)grumpyduck
(6,235 posts)so they can blame it on the Democrats?
Repugs have a long history with this fifth-column garbage.
It's Nixon's 'make the economy scream' tactic - but imported onto U.S. shores.
DENVERPOPS
(8,820 posts)and we better get used to this happening over and over again when the Repubs take over majority in the HOUSE.
Also the SENATE, due to our two DINO's that vote constantly with the Republicans.
The Republicans are out for revenge for us delaying them from their installation of a CORPORATE FASCIST TYRANNY in the 2020 election......
Katie Bar The Door............
The Repubs are guerrilla warriors, ........... we aren't even decent street fighters.......
SouthernDem4ever
(6,617 posts)They voted for people that want to further the economic pain for the majority of people.
DENVERPOPS
(8,820 posts)that TrumpHumpers, with out exception, are totally oblivious.... They have no clue that everything the Republican's accomplish is aimed at destroying THEM, not just the liberals.......
I have never seen a group/cult as clueless as their followers/voters......It is totally Un-fathomable to any one with a brain or even a speck of common sense....
MichMan
(11,924 posts)Most of the rail unions already voted in favor back then other than a few holdouts.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)Six Republicans voted for the sick leave measure: Sens. Mike Braun (Ind.), Ted Cruz (Texas), Lindsey Graham (S.C.), Josh Hawley (Mo.), John Kennedy (La.) and Marco Rubio (Fla.).
EarthFirst
(2,900 posts)No sick leave.
No contract.
...wildcat...
Javaman
(62,530 posts)tirebiter
(2,536 posts)I was a member of Local #610.
Javaman
(62,530 posts)660 here
MontanaMama
(23,314 posts)Most of them are vocal repukes. You get what you get and don't throw a fit.
LymphocyteLover
(5,644 posts)DENVERPOPS
(8,820 posts)They are so politically ignorant that they don't even know these Quasi-Republicans are out to screw everyone, including them....
LT Barclay
(2,599 posts)railroads are a much more fuel efficient that trucks and their fixed location makes them ideal for electrification.
https://www.alternet.org/2009/01/lets_get_get_those_freight_trucks_off_the_road_and_put_america_back_on_tracks/
Evolve Dammit
(16,731 posts)The Mouth
(3,150 posts)Shame on EVERYONE who supports this bullshit.
Sick days for the railroad workers or shut the whole damned country down.
LymphocyteLover
(5,644 posts)MichMan
(11,924 posts)The Mouth
(3,150 posts)And the President needs to support them. 100%. Threaten to nationalize any RR that doesn't grant sick leave, and throw the executives in jail.
Fuck anyone who thinks that a *single worker* anywhere in the U.S.A. shouldn't have as much paid sick time as they need to stay healthy, may they know nothing but illness and injury for them and their family.
I hope the workers throw a wrench in it; close *everything* down until the newest person gets 30 days.
ONE worker is more important than all the asshole railroad executives, stock holders, and any POS politician that doesn't support the workers.
LymphocyteLover
(5,644 posts)Tarc
(10,476 posts)I think we earn like 15 days a year, just can't go over 90.
Raid workers work long hours, it can be dangerous and thankless work. I don't think my sick time should dwarf theirs, this is ridiculous.
LT Barclay
(2,599 posts)quakerboy
(13,920 posts)The democratic senate and democratic house have joined forces to dump on a union. Presumably the democratic president will sign on next.
This will cost us in the next election and beyond. Unions are the main counterweight to the kochs and adelsons and such. And our party just proved we don't have their backs when the going looks a little rocky.
Elessar Zappa
(13,991 posts)Americans have the memory of gnats.
quakerboy
(13,920 posts)The issue at hand are the memory and enthusiasm of the leaders and activists of the unions who do a significant portion of the heavy lifting during election seasons
JohnSJ
(92,190 posts)DEMOCRATS, and trying to phrase this as being because of the Democratic Senate is entirely misleading
quakerboy
(13,920 posts)And who chose to pass it as two separate bills, allowing this to be the nearly inevitable conclusion?
BigmanPigman
(51,590 posts)No sick pay my ass! Strike! Media should blame the GQP but it won't. People will blame the Dems even though we do not have the 60 votes as usual. The media could help the country but it sides with the GQP and their big $$$ bosses to make happy every damn time no matter who is in the White House.
forthemiddle
(1,379 posts)People dont remember bills that are proposed, but dont pass, they only remember the final bill that the President signs.
Stargazer99
(2,585 posts)you think they are going to be shooting themselves in the foot by presenting the truth. Privatizing essential services sure works for those in power
LudwigPastorius
(9,140 posts)He was the only Democrat to vote against the 7 days of paid sick leave amendment.
I mean, motherfucking Ted Cruz voted for it, Rubio, Hawley,...
C'mon Georgia, please give us Senator Warnock.
Stargazer99
(2,585 posts)too bad we can't pull his sick leave that the TAXPAYER pays for. Labor is a second class citizen and we the common man put up with it! What is the matter with us when all other well to do nations have health care
smb
(3,471 posts)The ONLY effect of his "no" vote was to obfuscate the GQP's responsibility for denying a perfectly reasonable provision.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,972 posts)The bill, which gives rail workers seven paid sick days, passed the House but was defeated by a vote of 52-43 in the Senate, as Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., joined Republican members in rejecting the measure. A handful of Republican members, including Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Marco Rubio, R-Fla, voted in favor of the bill.
Rail unions slam Senate's 'anti-American' rejection of sick days
JohnSJ
(92,190 posts)the Democrats effectively had no problem including it in the bill, it was the republicans
SunSeeker
(51,554 posts)Deminpenn
(15,286 posts)It's not like they're asked to work 24/7. They also get paid vacation time and the same number of holidays off as federal civil servants. They also call out when they're sick.
Magoo48
(4,709 posts)Union Strong
Solidarity
eom
ALL the freight on every car isn't as important as the health and prosperity of any ONE Union worker. Fuck the Railroad executives, fuck the stockholders.