More Than 200 Republicans Voted Against Paid Sick Days for Railroad Workers

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Railroad workers are unionized and their contract is set to expire on Dec. 9, which has prompted speculation about a possible railroad strike that could disrupt travel and cripple supply chains.

President Joe Biden and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh helped broker a tentative deal earlier this year, but four out of 12 rail unions voted against it, mostly because the proposed contract included just one single paid sick day. In their current contract, the workers have zero sick days.

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On Monday, Biden issued a statement saying Congress should intervene immediately and pass legislation to force the tentative contract on the rail workers. Taking this step would erase the workers’ right to strike, and yet, in the same statement, Biden called himself “a proud pro-labor President.”

On Wednesday, the House of Representatives voted on a bill to adopt the tentative contract, which passed 290-137. Many Democrats were also furious about the sick time issue, so the House also voted on Resolution 119, which would add seven days of paid sick leave to the contract. A whopping 207 Republicans voted against it. The resolution still passed with 221 votes, from 218 Democrats and a measly three Republicans.

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[Beachnutt]

1. Hopefully this will be broadcast to Every

Union Rail worker in the nation, many are republican voters.

[Blue Owl]

2. Once again, the GOP represents a few dozen CEOs vs. the thousands of American workers

[calimary]

3. So odd that there'd be resistance to that sick leave - after what COVID did to us all.

Begrudging a few days of sick leave when the whole world has been disabled in one way or other by COVID for the past two years.

That makes absolutely no sense to me. I would have thought we’d all just learned how important it is to take the time to get well again!

[Elessar Zappa]

11. Are you really surprised

that Republicans don’t give a damn about workers? They’ve spent the past 100 years proving it.

[calimary]

12. Yeah. You're right about that.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

4. Who is surprised by this?

[kelly1mm]

5. How many House Democrats voted for union railway workers to be forced into a contract they

did not vote for? How many House Republicans did the same?

[Probatim]

7. I had the same thought - plus I was curious about why the house wasn't pressing the railroads

to come to an agreement.

On the other hand, two versions of the bill passed - one with 7 days and the other with 1 day of paid sick days. This image does not indicate the contents of the bill.

[XanaDUer2]

6. Pay attention

Republican railroad workers...

[patphil]

8. Stop a Union from striking is good if you are a Republican.

Voting to give them the sick leave they wanted without the economy crippling strike is bad if you are a Republican.
Note: The latter part of this 2 part process is how the Democrats want this to play out. They protect against the strike, while removing the reason why the strike could happen.
That's a win-win for the Democrats.
Republicans have a policy of not giving any wins to the Democrats. And, of course a "no" vote gives them a chance to fuck the unions, which is always a feel good for the Republicans.

[TeamProg]

9. Get rid of privately funded ELECTIONS & Lobbyist Gifts !! They are killing us ! n/t

[Six117]

13. And yet, people will still vote republican...

Sigh.