It seems so. But the parties should bargain it and not have a solution imposed on them. Collective bargaining works and threats of a strike and often a strike are part of the collective bargaining process.
Back when I was involved in organizing campaigns, some people would hesitate because of a perception that union people were getting "special privileges."
Actually, I would tell them, they were entitled to some privileges too.
After the Civil War ended and my great grandfather came back the agricultural sector was being squeezed. The railroad saved him. He got a job as a track laborer and could support his family. He never went back. His sons went to work for the railroads also.
The work was very hard, better than the farm, but still very hard. My grandfather died early, worn out by the job. I never knew my grandfather.
It's shameful that they aren't paid for their sick days.
Lots of moving parts. I imagine it’s the HI-VIZ attendance policy that is the crux.
https://www.npr.org/2022/09/14/1122918098/railroads-freight-rail-union-strike-train-workers
It seems so. But the parties should bargain it and not have a solution imposed on them. Collective bargaining works and threats of a strike and often a strike are part of the collective bargaining process.
Back when I was involved in organizing campaigns, some people would hesitate because of a perception that union people were getting "special privileges."
Actually, I would tell them, they were entitled to some privileges too.
After the Civil War ended and my great grandfather came back the agricultural sector was being squeezed. The railroad saved him. He got a job as a track laborer and could support his family. He never went back. His sons went to work for the railroads also.
The work was very hard, better than the farm, but still very hard. My grandfather died early, worn out by the job. I never knew my grandfather.
It's shameful that they aren't paid for their sick days.