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Minnesota Rail Workers Join Nationwide Effort In Rallying For Sick Days

They hope President Joe Biden will sign an executive order to provide them paid sick days.

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December 14, 2022

Dozens of Minnesota rail workers are rallying Tuesday, joining similar rallies around the country.

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They hope President Joe Biden will sign an executive order to provide them paid sick days.

The demand was at the heart of negotiations the past few months between the workers' unions and freight rail companies. The negotiations nearly led to a strike, until Congress stepped in to stop it.

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