Subsidiarity Economics. The times more or less locally, Part XI. The Waiting for a Train Edition
December 1, 2022
The House of Representatives voted to impose the results of negotiations between railroad companies and unions that were reached last September, but rejected subsequently by the four of the twelve unions that were involved.
An agreement had been reached which featured a 24% pay increase, but it omitted an increase in paid sick leave. Existing sick leave is apparently very limited, one or two days, and the railroads did not budge on this.
For this reason, the House passed a separate bill that also increased the paid sick leave to seven days. So two bills go on to the Senate. It's clear at least one will pass, it'll be interesting to see if they both do.
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