Yet sick leave has been at the heart of the threatened railroad worker strike. President Biden, who had helped negotiated the tentative labor agreement without the paid sick days, is expected to sign the measure into law immediately. This was a missed opportunity for the Biden administration and lawmakers to codify what should be a commonsense policy – American workers deserve guaranteed paid sick days. Railroad workers do not have guaranteed paid sick days. Four of the 12 unions rejected the deal because it did not include paid sick days or address scheduling.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 03, 2022 09:11 UTC