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Uncle Joe

(65,134 posts) Fri Dec 9, 2022, 04:43 PM Dec 2022

I sent a letter today with more than 70 of my colleagues

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I sent a letter today with more than 70 of my colleagues (Original Post) Uncle Joe Dec 2022 OP

Good! I still can't get over the workers not getting any paid sick days. How in the world SWBTATTReg Dec 2022 #1

There is no federal regulation prohibiting rail workers form working while sick. mn9driver Dec 2022 #2

Really. I wouldn't want any sick people around me either. Good grief. It's unfortunate that SWBTATTReg Dec 2022 #5

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I've always felt that people who work outside KS Toronado Dec 2022 #4

SWBTATTReg

(26,257 posts)

1. Good! I still can't get over the workers not getting any paid sick days. How in the world

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Fri Dec 9, 2022, 06:43 PM

Dec 2022

does this happen?

mn9driver

(4,848 posts)

2. There is no federal regulation prohibiting rail workers form working while sick.

Reply to SWBTATTReg (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 9, 2022, 07:19 PM

Dec 2022

So, they have never had paid sick.

The RLA also covers airline workers, who do have paid sick, mostly because they are actually barred by federal regulation from working if they are sick.

It’s ridiculous. No one should be forced to come in to work if they are ill.

SWBTATTReg

(26,257 posts)

5. Really. I wouldn't want any sick people around me either. Good grief. It's unfortunate that

Reply to mn9driver (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 9, 2022, 08:04 PM

Dec 2022

the transportation industry is viewed so critically, to keep people from calling in sick, getting sick pay. Make them hire extra workers, to cover these shifts. Why should this industry be any different? Perhaps Bernie S. can swing something for these workers.