Despite Record Profits, Rail Companies Reject Union's Demand for Paid Sick Leave

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Rail carriers would 'still be making record profits if they agreed to provide railroad workers paid sick leave.'

planning to picket at M&T Bank Stadium during a Baltimore Ravens football game"to get information out to the public" ahead of next month's deadline for a contract.in an opinion piece at Supply Chain Dive that a work stoppage could have"dire economic ramifications" for supply chains across sectors and lambasted rail companies for refusing to bend regarding the demand for paid sick leave.

"Without adequate benefits, there is no incentive for current workers to stay or for new workers to fill positions essential for safe and reliable freight rail service for customers," wrote Eric R. Byer."A fragile and volatile supply chain requires a strong rail network. Now is not the time to deny reasonable benefits for a labor community that has been decimated by losses in recent years...

"The rail monopolists have gone so far in destroying the industry for destructive profit-seeking that their customers, big chemical distributors, are siding with the workers in reforming the freight railroad labor system," he said.

 

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SORRY BUT THESE RAILWORKERS ARE THE BEST SLAVES EVER😜railworkers , truckers, nurses should go on a national strike and DEMAND REAL HEALTHCARE😜and a lot more🤑they are the ones with real power but refuse to use it🖕🏼🖕🖕🏾⚒️AMERICAN'S BEST SLAVES EVER⚒️

😜A UNION AND THEY DON'T HAVE PAID SICK DAYS?one of the union reps said 'we have great healtcare'😜if you work 80 hrs a week YOU DON'T HAVE 'GREAT HEALTHCARE'😝

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