Comments on: Working On The Railroad http://www.chrisweigant.com/2022/11/29/working-on-the-railroad/ Reality-based political commentary Sat, 04 Apr 2026 02:58:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Kick http://www.chrisweigant.com/2022/11/29/working-on-the-railroad/#comment-201209 Kick Mon, 05 Dec 2022 14:35:57 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=22880#comment-201209 Michale 6 <i>While I am sure there are some podunk workers out there in mom and pop places where they are paid under the table that don't have it, by and large it already is the law of the land.. </i> No, it isn't the "law of the land" at the federal level; you are still wholly incorrect about this, and there are no amount of your protestations and rewording and qualifying it that will change the fact that there are no time-off requirements mandated at the federal level that meet the definition of what the railroad workers are seeking. While the Family and Medical Leave Act mandated federally does exist, it basically addresses unpaid time-off for long-term illnesses and adoption/childbirth and NOT the type of paid short-term leave for which the workers in question are seeking. Full stop. Michale
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While I am sure there are some podunk workers out there in mom and pop places where they are paid under the table that don't have it, by and large it already is the law of the land..

No, it isn't the "law of the land" at the federal level; you are still wholly incorrect about this, and there are no amount of your protestations and rewording and qualifying it that will change the fact that there are no time-off requirements mandated at the federal level that meet the definition of what the railroad workers are seeking.

While the Family and Medical Leave Act mandated federally does exist, it basically addresses unpaid time-off for long-term illnesses and adoption/childbirth and NOT the type of paid short-term leave for which the workers in question are seeking. Full stop.

]]> By: Kick http://www.chrisweigant.com/2022/11/29/working-on-the-railroad/#comment-201207 Kick Mon, 05 Dec 2022 14:04:37 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=22880#comment-201207 Michale 3 <i>We already have that.. </i> No, we don't have that at the national level; you are wholly incorrect, while Mezzomamma is totally on point. Michale
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We already have that..

No, we don't have that at the national level; you are wholly incorrect, while Mezzomamma is totally on point.

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2022/11/29/working-on-the-railroad/#comment-201069 Michale Wed, 30 Nov 2022 14:56:06 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=22880#comment-201069 <I>if we already had it, there wouldn't be employees left without it.</I> Exactly.. While I am sure there are some podunk workers out there in mom and pop places where they are paid under the table that don't have it, by and large it already is the law of the land.. It's like all the gun control measures that hysterical gun nutz are always screaming about.. All the laws they call for are already in place... The problem is the laws aren't ENFORCED by Pro-Crime Pro-Criminal Demrats... <I>i'm all in favor of unions making sure that their constituent workers get represented, but i say if two thirds of the unions already signed on, the rest need to suck it up.</I> <B>"Yea!!! And.. uh.. I'll be back to talk about them rolexes!!"</B> -Detective Edwards, MEN IN BLACK :D 3/20 if we already had it, there wouldn't be employees left without it.

Exactly..

While I am sure there are some podunk workers out there in mom and pop places where they are paid under the table that don't have it, by and large it already is the law of the land..

It's like all the gun control measures that hysterical gun nutz are always screaming about..

All the laws they call for are already in place...

The problem is the laws aren't ENFORCED by Pro-Crime Pro-Criminal Demrats...

i'm all in favor of unions making sure that their constituent workers get represented, but i say if two thirds of the unions already signed on, the rest need to suck it up.

"Yea!!! And.. uh.. I'll be back to talk about them rolexes!!"
-Detective Edwards, MEN IN BLACK

:D

3/20

]]> By: nypoet22 http://www.chrisweigant.com/2022/11/29/working-on-the-railroad/#comment-201068 nypoet22 Wed, 30 Nov 2022 13:49:13 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=22880#comment-201068 i'm all in favor of unions making sure that their constituent workers get represented, but i say if two thirds of the unions already signed on, the rest need to suck it up. i'm all in favor of unions making sure that their constituent workers get represented, but i say if two thirds of the unions already signed on, the rest need to suck it up.

]]> By: nypoet22 http://www.chrisweigant.com/2022/11/29/working-on-the-railroad/#comment-201067 nypoet22 Wed, 30 Nov 2022 13:40:55 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=22880#comment-201067 if we already had it, there wouldn't be employees left without it. if we already had it, there wouldn't be employees left without it.

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2022/11/29/working-on-the-railroad/#comment-201066 Michale Wed, 30 Nov 2022 10:15:29 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=22880#comment-201066 Mezzo.. <I>National legislation mandating things like time off for sickness, medical appointments, family emergencies and so on for all workers would have eliminated the cause of this particular dispute.</I> We already have that.. So, yer good, right?? :D 2/20 Mezzo..

National legislation mandating things like time off for sickness, medical appointments, family emergencies and so on for all workers would have eliminated the cause of this particular dispute.

We already have that..

So, yer good, right?? :D

2/20

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2022/11/29/working-on-the-railroad/#comment-201065 Michale Wed, 30 Nov 2022 10:14:20 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=22880#comment-201065 Funny thing about that rail strike.. Dementia Biden said he has personally involved himself in the discussions.. White House Press Secretary Jean Claude Damn 3-name says Dementia Biden hasn't been involved at all.. As usual, some Demrat is lying... AND, as usual, no one here cares when Demrats lie... It's only when GOP'ers lie that everyone here gets all hysterical.. I'm just sayin'... <B>Hypocrisy. It's not a bug in Demrat programming. It's a feature</B> 1/20 Funny thing about that rail strike..

Dementia Biden said he has personally involved himself in the discussions..

White House Press Secretary Jean Claude Damn 3-name says Dementia Biden hasn't been involved at all..

As usual, some Demrat is lying...

AND, as usual, no one here cares when Demrats lie...

It's only when GOP'ers lie that everyone here gets all hysterical..

I'm just sayin'...

Hypocrisy. It's not a bug in Demrat programming. It's a feature

1/20

]]> By: Mezzomamma http://www.chrisweigant.com/2022/11/29/working-on-the-railroad/#comment-201064 Mezzomamma Wed, 30 Nov 2022 05:44:34 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=22880#comment-201064 If some workers are 'too essential' to strike, there should be a guaranteed procedure for setting pay and conditions in situations like this, independent but involving appropriate representation of the people concerned. National legislation mandating things like time off for sickness, medical appointments, family emergencies and so on for <i>all workers</i> would have eliminated the cause of this particular dispute. If some workers are 'too essential' to strike, there should be a guaranteed procedure for setting pay and conditions in situations like this, independent but involving appropriate representation of the people concerned. National legislation mandating things like time off for sickness, medical appointments, family emergencies and so on for all workers would have eliminated the cause of this particular dispute.

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