Joe Biden is now back to the drawing board. According to NBC News, the nation’s 3rd largest rail union has rejected Biden’s brokered deal that was meant to avert a likely crippling problem nationwide. That problem is now back on the table and may occur once again next month. The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division of the Teamsters said 56% of their more than 11,000 members voted against the deal.
This time workers are demanding more paid time off and things of that nature which they claim weren’t fully addressed in the first round of negotiations.
“Railroaders are discouraged and upset with working conditions and compensation and hold their employer in low regard,” union President Tony D. Cardwell said in a statement. “Railroaders do not feel valued. They resent the fact that management holds no regard for their quality of life, illustrated by their stubborn reluctance to provide a higher quantity of paid time off, especially for sickness.”
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