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imavoter

(661 posts)
9. They could do something like firefighters do...one or two weeks on,
Mon Nov 28, 2022, 10:48 PM
Nov 2022

One or two weeks off?
I don't know anything about it, but
this would seem reasonable.

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Priority ONE peppertree Nov 2022 #1
Can congress just order the railroads to give the unions 15 paid sick days? MichMan Nov 2022 #2
+1 leftstreet Nov 2022 #3
I think in order to do that, it would have to be all businesses and departments. jimfields33 Nov 2022 #4
I think the problem is staffing DetroitLegalBeagle Nov 2022 #5
Oh wow. I didn't know that. Puts a damper on things for sure. jimfields33 Nov 2022 #6
The problem is not staffing; it's greed. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2022 #7
They could do something like firefighters do...one or two weeks on, imavoter Nov 2022 #9
They're not going to change the agreement. They're going to force its acceptance onto the workers. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2022 #10
Do you consider 15 to be excessive, for a year ? DemocraticPatriot Nov 2022 #13
I thought it a reasonable number that aligns with what a lot of other employees receive MichMan Nov 2022 #16
I don't know. nt DemocraticPatriot Nov 2022 #17
You asked me if I thought 15 was excessive for a reason. MichMan Nov 2022 #19
I don't know what the union would/will do... DemocraticPatriot Nov 2022 #20
Not a fan of Democrats undermining unions, no matter the outcome. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2022 #8
I do not understand what 'undermining' you refer to, here... DemocraticPatriot Nov 2022 #14
It was a tentative agreement that some unions' members are rejecting as part of the process. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2022 #15
+1... myohmy2 Nov 2022 #18
So Biden will make sure the workers get what they need? I sure hope so liberal_mama Nov 2022 #11
No. He's asking Congress to impose the tentative agreement. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2022 #12
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