The president took a 'hands-on approach' with rail workers, whose current contracts don't allow for paid sick leave. (via MaddowBlog)
The White House has struck a tentative deal to avoid a rail strike that threatened major disruptions across the United States, with freight workers securing a key demand under its terms, President Joe Biden said Thursday morning.
As part of the agreement, reached in the early hours this morning, rail workers will receive long-sought benefits. NBC News’added that employees “will for the first time be able to take unpaid time off work for routine preventive medical care, union leaders said in a statement. There will also be exemptions from attendance policies for hospitalizations and surgical procedures — a key sticking point in negotiations.
At this point, some readers are probably asking themselves, “Aren’t these benefits that rail workers should’ve already had?” As it turns out, the Democratic president, who took on a direct role in the process, had the same question.noted, “As he pressed for a deal, Biden became personally animated about the lack of leave, and he brought up repeatedly that he did not understand why workers could not be granted more flexible schedules, according to one of the people.
It’s worth emphasizing that the agreement is tentative, and unionized workers will still need to approve the deal. That said, it now appears the strike that was set to begin tomorrow will not happen.
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