How Biden and Buttigieg Could Deliver Sick Leave To Rail Workers
When he forced a contract on rail workers, the president pledged to continue the fight to provide them paid sick leave — here is how he could do it.
Matthew Cunningham-Cook
Researcher and writer focusing on capital markets, health care and retirement policy
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Senators Help Donors Derail Paid Sick Days
The rejected proposal to provide rail workers sick leave would have cost railroad barons just four days worth of their recent profits, according to financial records.
Biden Is Breaking His Sick Leave Promise To Crush Rail Workers
In 2020, Biden called the lack of decent paid sick leave “a national disgrace” — now he’s siding with railroad barons to crush rail workers seeking those benefits.
LEVER WEEKLY: Medicare Disadvantage
The privatization of one of America’s most beloved programs will come with huge costs — unless it is stopped in its tracks.