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banstyk t1_iyn4aqd wrote

I wish the article said more - they do say, "seven more sick days" - how many did they already have?

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GraffitiTavern OP t1_iyn7i9a wrote

I think they get some unpaid sick days, but they have to be scheduled with a doctor's permission at least a month in advance, which is useless for any kind of emergency and still makes their lives beholden to the bosses

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banstyk t1_iyn7y6u wrote

But someone below posted that they already get 25 days of PTO at minimum - it took me five years at the same company to get that kind of time off.

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GraffitiTavern OP t1_iyn9cdd wrote

And I work in a service job where I don't get ANY PTO, but just because my bosses are screwing me doesn't mean I think the rail workers should be getting thrown under the bus. Even if they get the time, if the scheduling is so restrictive that they can't use it in case of an emergency, where everything needs to be cleared at least a month in advance, that is a serious restriction on their life.

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banstyk t1_iyn9wro wrote

Well in any case, the article headline is obviously meant to sew discord and not actually report news - thank you for showing another "news" outlet to avoid.

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