Railroad workers aren't the only Americans without paid sick days. Overall, about 33 million workers have no safety net if they fall ill, according to an advocacy organization.
The US does not have a national standard on paid sick leave, a rarity among industrialized nations. Roughly 1 in 5 civilian workers lack paid sick days, but the prevalence of the benefit varies widely by occupation and wage, according to federal data. Public sector workers, management and professional employees and higher-earning staffers are more likely to have access to paid sick days. However, many others are not as fortunate.
That led Biden on Monday to call for lawmakers to pass legislation averting a rail shutdown by officially adopting the tentative agreement approved by labor and management leaders in September. Progressive lawmakers, however, demanded to add paid sick days to the contract. “At a time of record profits in the rail industry, it’s unacceptable that rail workers have ZERO guaranteed paid sick days,” Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, tweeted Tuesday.
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