Why America’s Railroads Refuse to Give Their Workers Paid Leave

Re:Why America’s Railroads Refuse to Give Their Workers Paid... by willyt on Friday December 02, 2022 @10:40AM (#33831935)

Yes but now they can't change because the first one to do this becomes uncompetitive, the only way to introduce this in a fair way that otherwise maintains market competition is to introduce a rule that applies to all the companies in the market that says you must offer paid sick leave.

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Re:Why America’s Railroads Refuse to Give Their Workers Paid... by LadyCailin on Friday December 02, 2022 @11:51AM (#33833005)

Apparently according to this article, it’s a monopoly, so no, they would t be less competitive.

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Re:Why America’s Railroads Refuse to Give Their Workers Paid... by forgetfreeman on Friday December 02, 2022 @01:36PM (#33834725)

Do they become uncompetitive or do they suddenly attract all the top talent in their industry because of their new compensation offerings?

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Re:Why America’s Railroads Refuse to Give Their Workers Paid... by FateOfNations on Sunday December 04, 2022 @12:49AM (#33851023)

All of the Class 1 railroads are involved in the same bargaining process with the unions. Whatever change to sick day practices happens will apply to all of them.

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