'Right now, you have the executive authority to extend paid sick leave to rail workers, and you do not need congressional approval to do that. We implore you to use that power right now,' says LeverNews' open letter to President Joe Biden.
"You have previously stated, unequivocally, that all workers deserve paid sick leave. And yet you have just signed a bill from Congress to force unionized rail workers to go back to work without appropriate paid sick leave," begins the letter to Biden, which began circulating Friday.Right now, you have the executive authority to extend paid sick leave to rail workers, and you do not need congressional approval to do that. We implore you to use that power right now.
It is your moral obligation to immediately take executive action that fulfills your presidential campaign pledge to support paid sick days.David Sirota,'s founder and editor in chief, said Sunday that"Biden wants you to believe it's all Republicans' fault. But he has the power to do this right now." "If you are outraged about Congress' handling of the railway strike, join me in demanding that President Biden sign an executive order guaranteeing at least seven days of paid sick leave for railroad workers,"
reported on about 200 protesters who picketed the president's visit to the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum in the Massachusetts city Friday afternoon, carrying signs that said"striking is a human right" and"please support sick days for workers."Congress could have added the sick days unions wanted to the deal, but a proposal to do so was blocked by Republican senators. But that shouldn't be the last word.
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