A separate bill adding seven paid sick days to the railroad workers’ contract — a key bargaining issue for the workers — passed in the House but was defeated in the Senate. It’s only 2% of what [the rail companies] CSX, NS and UP spent so far this year in stock buybacks. Unlike the bulk of U.S. private sector workers, rail workers are not covered by the 1935 National Labor Relations Act. Specifically, it allows Congress to pass legislation imposing a contract on railroad workers — which it has done 18 times since the law’s passage — even after the workers vote to reject that contract. Workers World Party is in unshakable solidarity with the rank-and-file railroad workers in whatever action they take next.

Source: CNN December 04, 2022 01:58 UTC