White House Decision to Force Tentative Agreement Does Not Address Rail Industry Disease<\/p>\n
Published: Nov 29 2022 9:20AM<\/p>\n
The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters is deeply disappointed by and disagrees with United States President Joseph R. Biden\u2019s statement, calling upon Congress to pass legislation that would adopt tentative agreements between Railroad Workers and railroads that do not include paid sick days for Railroad Workers.<\/p>\n
It is not enough to \u201cshare workers\u2019 concerns.\u201d\u00a0 A call to Congress to act immediately to pass legislation that adopts tentative agreements that exclude paid sick leave ignores the Railroad Workers\u2019 concerns. It both denies Railroad Workers their right to strike while also denying them of the benefit they would likely otherwise obtain if they were not denied their right to strike.<\/p>\n
Additionally, passing legislation to adopt tentative agreements that exclude paid sick leave for Railroad Workers will not address rail service issues.\u00a0 Rather, it will worsen supply chain issues and further sicken, infuriate, and disenfranchise Railroad Workers as they continue shouldering the burdens of the railroads\u2019 mismanagement.\u00a0 Indeed, the big corporations, the monopolies that control America \u2013 the robber baron railroads \u2013 have again profiteered from the problem they created and shifted the consequences of it onto the Railroad Workers, the customers, and the general public.\u00a0 This cannot continue.\u00a0 There must be a change.<\/p>\n
Regardless of what happens next, President Biden, Congress and the railroads need to know that this problem is not going away soon.\u00a0 The railroad is not a place to work while you\u2019re sick. It\u2019s dangerous. It requires full concentration, situational awareness, and decision-making. Because carrier management decided to egregiously reduce the\u00a0workforce, it\u2019s more dangerous than ever, and the onus of that rests with them.<\/p>\n
BMWED calls upon President Biden and any member of Congress that truly supports the Working Class to act swiftly by passing any sort of reforms and regulations that will provide paid sick leave for all Railroad Workers.\u00a0 BMWED will continue fighting for paid sick days for every Railroad Worker because it is unreasonable and unjust to insist a person perform critical work when they are unwell.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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