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Led by Progressives, House Votes to Avert Rail Strike and Give Workers Sick Leave
The House voted Wednesday to advance a deal aimed at averting a national rail strike—and also give rail workers needed paid sick leave. Members voted 290–137 in support of a tentative labor agreement brokered by President Joe Biden. Subsequently, the House voted 221–207 to add seven paid sick leave days to said agreement. Rail workers currently have no paid sick days.The additional paid sick leave measure comes after progressive House members, including Representatives Jamaal Bowman and Cori Bush, pushed for its addition. Unless an agreement is met by December 9, tens of thousands of rail workers will go on strike, disrupting a large portion of the country’s economy.The urgency of the matter

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