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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSanders Statement on Passage of Legislation Averting Nationwide Rail Strike

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Sanders Statement on Passage of Legislation Averting Nationwide Rail Strike (Original Post)
Donkees
Dec 2022
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onecaliberal
(36,594 posts)1. IMO it's even more disgraceful to force them back to work without it.
Atticus
(15,124 posts)2. Which---Democrat---did not vote for adding paid sick leave to the contract? nt
Mad_Machine76
(24,957 posts)3. Guess:
He's a Democrat and his last name starts with "M" and if you don't know who I'm talking about...........
Donkees
(33,707 posts)4. Sen. Manchin: "I'm really reluctant...for us to jump in and set a precedent."
Sen. Joe Manchin signals he will oppose adding paid sick leave to the rail labor agreement...
Sen. Joe Manchin signals he will oppose adding paid sick leave to the rail labor agreement, per CNN's Manu Raju. "I'm really reluctant...for us to jump in and set a precedent."
12:03 PM · Dec 1, 2022
More Perfect Union
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Tetrachloride
(9,624 posts)5. Nixon had wage and price controls
Draftees in war got benefits of various types.
Finally, workers deserve the same basic benefits as members of Congress. justice for all
Donkees
(33,707 posts)6. ''You're an honorary trackman in our eyes.''
We know you will, Bernie. You're an honorary trackman in our eyes. Local Lodge 1600 Pennsylvania if we had anything to do with it
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Link to tweet
Trenzalore
(2,575 posts)7. I wouldn't have been directly effected job wise if there was a strike
However, I wonder if a day or 2 of grounding things to a halt would have changed the vote count.