Unions and management reached a tentative deal early Thursday, averting a freight railroad strike that had threatened to cripple US supply chains and push prices higher for many goods.
The union still has to vote on it, so I don't know why everyone is saying it's over and averted already.
The union said the deal provides one additional paid day off a year as well a protections against discipline if they need time off to attend to routine and preventative medical care, as well as exemptions from attendance policies for hospitalizations and surgical procedures. Railroad actions against workers who were unable to be on call or report to work due to medical issues had stoked anger among union members.
This was already buried in the article under a mountain of spin from the administration. And even then, the idea that these concessions address their grievances is laughable. Perpetually on call and literally unable see your family for months at a time, but at least your boss won’t directly yell at you for going to the ER if you collapse from the lack of sleep
This was already buried in the article under a mountain of spin from the administration. And even then, the idea that these concessions address their grievances is laughable. Perpetually on call and literally unable see your family for months at a time, but at least your boss won’t directly yell at you for going to the ER if you collapse from the lack of sleep