Por: Los Angeles Times Opinion December 02, 2022
Approaching year three of a global pandemic, it’s shocking that the U.S. is still debating whether workers should be allowed to take time off work when they’re sick or need to see a doctor. Yet sick leave has been at the heart of the threatened railroad worker strike. Railroad companies and a dozen railroad employee unions were at loggerheads for months; the main sticking point, particularly for the conductors and engineers who operate the... + full article
Los Angeles Times USA Opinion December 04, 2022
The nation’s first transcontinental railroad, completed 150 years ago today at Promontory Summit in Utah, connected the vast United States and brought America into the modern age. Chinese immigrants contributed mightily to this feat, but the historical accounts that followed... + más
Railroad strike averted for now — but the future is far from certain | The Hill
A third railroad union rejects proposed contract, further raising the odds of a strike | CNN
Portland Press Herald USA Opinion December 03, 2022
Approaching year three of a global pandemic, it’s shocking that the U.S. is still debating whether workers should be allowed to take time off work when they’re sick or need to see a doctor. Under the terms of a labor agreement imposed Thursday by Congress, rail workers will... + más
Senate Votes To Avert Rail Strike—But Denies Railroad Workers’ Request For 7 Paid Sick Days | Forbes
Railroad workers aren't the only Americans without paid sick days | CNN
Vanity Fair USA Politics December 02, 2022
-csjEHZ jRcJzb body body container article body data-journey-hook=client-content data-testid=BodyWrapper>Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer promised on Thursday morning to move “ASAP” on legislation that would avert a costly railroad strike but allow railroad companies to... + más
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CNN USA Business December 01, 2022
New York CNN Business — As look to Congress to provide them with paid sick days, millions of other American employees have no safety net if they fall ill. The US does not have a national standard on paid sick leave, a rarity among industrialized nations. Roughly 1 in 5... + más
Railroad union breaks with Biden over strike: Biggest disappointment | Newsweek
Railroads reject sick time demands, raising chance of strike | ABC News
Forbes USA Business December 01, 2022
Updated Dec 1, 2022, 05:30pm ESTTopline The Senate approved a new contract between railroad companies and labor unions on Thursday in a last-minute vote, ahead of a December 9 deadline that could trigger a nationwide railroad strike and severely hamstring the economy—but... + más
House approves tentative labor deal to avoid rail strike, sends to Senate | CNBC
Biden signs bill aimed at averting rail strike, says nation avoided 'catastrophe' | ABC News
Newsweek USA Nation December 01, 2022
President Joe Biden's call for congressional intervention to avoid an economically debilitating railroad strike is being met with blowback from unions and politicians.This is a legacy defining moment for Joe Biden, the Railroad Workers United (RWU), which represents union... + más
Op-Ed: Remember the Chinese immigrants who built America's first transcontinental railroad | Los Angeles Times
The Hill USA Business October 04, 2022
The U.S freight railroad system is in (and has been in) crisis. For example, from November 2018 through December 2020, the railroad industry . Even more staggering, the railroad industry dropped from more than to . Two of the largest railroad companies — BNSF and Union... + más
Possible railroad strike could hit Ohio's economy hard | 10 WBNS
Biden catches lucky break before midterms in major railroad setback | Newsweek
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