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Not to sign this bill? it s a good question. you don t go against what your members vote for. so shout out to jamaal brown for getting that bill going and looking out for us, but the sick days was more of a distraction. the main attraction here is joe biden forced a contract on our unionized workers who voted against it. and, listen, we don t want to strike but the only way we can get a fair contract is to strike, that s our only leverage. the rail carriers do not negotiate in good faith. the railway labor act does not have time limits on these contracts to negotiate. so that can mean we can be negotiating a contract for five years. and we have no power to get a good contract. our only leverage is to strike. and i feel like this whole ....
Process, the workers have kind of been demonized. words like y all are trying to shut the economy down. no, we re not. we re nout here working 14 hour a day in all weather conditions. most of us work outside. we need sick days. why aren t you guys talking to the rail carriers? we re out here every day working, moving freight, making th things happen. when the leaders who are supposed to support us turn their back on us, the system is broken. i m glad you said what you said that this isn t something you want, that you re not seeking out a strike but you feel it s the only way that you and your colleagues feel like you can get what you need here. i was struck by a quote. up said conditions affect us, we work 14 to 16 hour days, we re out in all weather condition, we have tool bags down our backs walking up and ....
This is something that will directly undercut what labor representatives have been negotiating for, at least on the rank and file side of things. remember, the tentative agreement that was reached between rail carriers and the 12 major unions had to be signed off on by the rank and file. 4 of those 12 had it rejected. the deal included some very clear wins for union representatives and their rank and file, however one of the things it did not include was paid sick leave. that was something they wanted very deeply, it was something they could not get. it s something that the president and his team say they support, but they need to stick to the agreement that s on the table right now. one thing that did come out of that meeting between the president and the top four leaders in congress is that democratic leaders who control the house and senate, house for another month or two, will move forward on that agreement. they do believe that they can move it forward over the course of the next ....
There s been talk with the union and major rail carriers. the biden administration attempting to step in earlier in the fall, that has been rejected by the rail workers union. it is expected if there is a rail strike it can have this impact, $2 million per day, from the association of american railroads, these are things you can expect, any type of passenger rail problems, rail is one of the major transportation trucking and rail, major transportation. rachel: so much energy is transported by rail because we have an administration that killed the keystone pipeline, rail was the backup plan, looking at energy, will people go cold because we can t have energy? not just food for us but food for our food. people in the south, got to do an interview on thanksgiving ....
Turn in our economy by that tentative agreement. it was a big deal. what it could have done to our economy would have been devastating. could have done and could still do. it does not appear president biden is in the latest round of negotiations, like he was in the spring, according to the head of the largest union rejecting the tentative deal with rail carriers. very limited discussions with the sent of labor. yesterday was a blur, things went quickly. i know everybody is watching it, capitol hill is watching also. but no real engagement yet at this point. where the white house doesn t get involved, it is possible congress could try to intervene ahead of this strike deadline that is just about two weeks away. it s one thing that we are talking about christmas time and christmas gifts not being able to make their locations, but ....