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5. The House will also hold a vote on adding paid sick leave to the rail worker contract. The outcome is far from certain. But it shows that (at least some) members of both parties understand the public wants them to stand up for working people. https://t.co/bXTtBAjNQF — PolitiTweet.org

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4. Senator @johnthune, a member of GOP leadership, says a provision to provide 7 days of paid sick leave MAY PASS THE SENATE “I think there will be a lot of sympathy for providing sick leave for workers,” Cornyn said. https://t.co/bXTtBAjNQF — PolitiTweet.org

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3. But @HawleyMO says he will likely vote for Sanders amendment And @tedcruz said the demand for paid sick leave is reasonable And @marcorubio said he will not impose a contract that is opposed by union members These aren't your typical Bernie allies. https://t.co/bXTtBAjNQF — PolitiTweet.org

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2. @BernieSanders and a group of House progressives objected to Biden's plan, saying that the rail workers deserve paid sick leave and the railroad companies can easily afford it. That's not unexpected. https://t.co/bXTtBAjNQF — PolitiTweet.org

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1. Fearing economic disruption, Biden called on Congress to pass legislation preventing rail workers from striking, imposing a contract that includes no paid sick leave. But an unlikely coalition is pushing back. https://t.co/bXTtBAjNQF — PolitiTweet.org

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@OrmeStephan They have no paid sick leave. They can schedule vacation months in advance. Not the same thing. — PolitiTweet.org

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And rail workers are only asking for FOUR DAYS of paid sick leave https://t.co/e1rvIbakcB — PolitiTweet.org

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So did almost every Republican Senator and former President Trump https://t.co/bUwvzeHqjg — PolitiTweet.org

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The unions are asking for FOUR DAYS of paid sick leave. Congress could call in the CEOs of the major railroad corporations, which earned $23 billion in profit last year, and have them explain why their workers don't deserve paid sick leave — PolitiTweet.org

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We don't have to chose between a functioning railroad network & paid sick leave for workers Rail companies earn billions in profits and can easily afford paid sick leave Congress can avert a strike by imposing an agreement that includes paid sick leave https://t.co/e1rvIbakcB — PolitiTweet.org

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@cspan @kevinomccarthy McCarthy did no such thing. McCarthy condemned FUENTES. McCarthy repeatedly defended Trump. https://t.co/W0DDRYvq1t — PolitiTweet.org

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Hey @cspan: Please don't spread @kevinomccarthy's lies. Trump has not condemned Fuentes once, much less four times https://t.co/nrCrO6w0AZ — PolitiTweet.org

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@AndrewGiambrone Essential workers aren’t exempted from paid sick leave. They are the ones that need it most — PolitiTweet.org

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Food $200 Data $150 Rent $800 Deprogramming $9,000 Utility $150 someone who is good at the economy please help me budget this. my family is dying https://t.co/D3bVCqyFW1 — PolitiTweet.org

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10. I'll add that the railroad corporations are likely not budging on paid sick leave because they are counting on the fact that, when push comes to shove, Congress will bail them out No other developed country treats its workers this way — PolitiTweet.org

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8. Somehow, the way to avoid economic disruption is to give highly-profitable railroad corporations exactly what they want and force rail workers to choose between going to work sick and forfeiting their income https://t.co/e1rvIbakcB — PolitiTweet.org

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7. But Congress has a lot of other options. For example, it could impose a contract that provides paid sick days for rail workers. Or it could pass legislation providing paid sick days for all workers. https://t.co/e1rvIbakcB — PolitiTweet.org

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6. Biden has sided with the corporate lobbying groups, urging Congress to pass legislation imposing a contract without paid sick days that several rail unions have already rejected Biden says its necessary to avoid an economic catastrophe https://t.co/e1rvIbakcB https://t.co/SwLbLjSgTR — PolitiTweet.org

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@KrisWD40 They cannot use vacation days for sick days — PolitiTweet.org

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@KrisWD40 They have some paid time off but the issue is the ability to take time off when they are sick, which isn't something you can plan out in advance — PolitiTweet.org

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5. This wouldn't be an issue if, like every other developed economy, the United States required all major employers to offer paid sick days But Corporate America has fiercely opposed paid sick leave legislation for decades https://t.co/e1rvIbakcB — PolitiTweet.org

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4. To put this in perspective, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway owns BNSF, one of the nation's largest rail companies One day last week, Buffett's net worth increased by $1.38 BILLION. That's enough to pay for 15 DAYS of paid sick leave for the entire workforce for two years — PolitiTweet.org

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3. The railroad companies can certainly afford it. Providing 15 days of paid sick leave would cost the industry roughly $688 million per year Last year, railroad companies generated over $23 BILLION in profit https://t.co/e1rvIbakcB — PolitiTweet.org

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2. The argument advanced by corporate lobbying groups is that rail workers are ESSENTIAL and a strike would be an ECONOMIC CATASTROPHE But if these workers are so essential, shouldn't they get a few paid sick days? https://t.co/e1rvIbakcB — PolitiTweet.org

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1. The nation's 100K+ rail workers get ZERO paid sick days They want FOUR And are threatening to strike December 9 In response, corporate America is demanding Congress intervene and force them to continue working without any paid sick days https://t.co/e1rvIbakcB — PolitiTweet.org

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@StealthBlue @gerri_mesack They don't get any PTO. Points are assessed for absences — PolitiTweet.org

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Railroad companies and union workers are at an impasse. The workers want at least 4 paid sick days. The railroads want to give them none. Biden says, to avoid a strike, Congress should pass legislation giving the railroad companies exactly what they want. https://t.co/pE5eewkqVp — PolitiTweet.org

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Hawley cool with Trump associating with white supremacists — PolitiTweet.org