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Ford set to lose $4.5 billion on electric vehicles this year, despite increased revenue Ford's second-quarter revenue was $45 billion, with a net income of $1.9 billion.
Thankfully the most pro union president ever bullshit cant fuck them like he fucked the rail workers.He would if he could though.
Joe "never abandons friends" Biden: https://www.npr.org/2022/12/02/1140265413/rail-workers-biden-unions-freight-railroads-averted-strike The House of Representatives had just voted on a resolution to give freight rail workers seven days of paid sick leave — something Weaver's union had been fighting for in recent months. But as the hours passed and the legislation moved onto the Senate, Weaver's doubts grew. Sure enough, the measure failed in the Senate. So on Friday morning, after three years of failed negotiations, President Biden instead signed into law a measure that imposes the contract agreement brokered by his administration back in September, a deal that gives workers a 24% raise over five years, caps on health care premiums, and one additional personal day, but no paid sick days. On Monday, Biden acknowledged it was a tough move to make. "As a proud pro-labor President, I am reluctant to override the ratification procedures and the views of those who voted against the agreement," he said in a statement. "But in this case – where the economic impact of a shutdown would hurt millions of other working people and families – I believe Congress must use its powers to adopt this deal." As he signed the rail legislation into law on Friday, Biden didn't dodge the issue. "Look, I know this bill doesn't have paid sick leave that these rail workers and frankly every worker in America deserves. But that fight isn't over," he said. "I've supported paid sick leave for a long time. I'm going to continue that fight 'til we succeed." Because the new contract covers a five-year period dating back to 2020, workers will see an average payout of $16,000 in back raises and bonuses within about 60 days, according to the Association of American Railroads. The trade group also says by the end of the contract, total average annual pay and benefits will reach $160,000 a year. https://www.axios.com/2023/02/09/white-house-biden-administration-railroad-companies-paid-sick-leave White House pushing railroad companies to provide paid sick leave The big picture: The administration faced criticism last year after President Biden signed legislation to avert a nationwide rail strike, forcing a labor contract that didn't include the benefit. At the time, Biden said he'd continue to fight for paid sick leave — rail workers don't get any — but it wasn't clear what that meant. Driving the news: Freight rail giant CSX reached a deal Tuesday with two unions on paid sick leave, providing 5,000 workers with four paid sick days a year as well as three personal days. The White House was in touch with CSX before its sick leave announcement, an administration official tells Axios. High-level officials — including National Economic Council director Brian Deese, Labor Secretary Marty Walsh and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg — have all had calls with executives from CSX, Union Pacific, BNSF, and Norfolk Southern recently, pressing them on the issue. Meanwhile: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt) and Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) demanded the other railroads echo CSX's move at a press conference Thursday, saying they'd pursue legislation on the issue if necessary. https://www.ibew.org/media-center/Articles/23Daily/2306/230620_IBEWandPaid After months of negotiations, the IBEW’s Railroad members at four of the largest U.S. freight carriers finally have what they’ve long sought but that many working people take for granted: paid sick days. “We’re thankful that the Biden administration played the long game on sick days and stuck with us for months after Congress imposed our updated national agreement,” Russo said. “Without making a big show of it, Joe Biden and members of his administration in the Transportation and Labor departments have been working continuously to get guaranteed paid sick days for all railroad workers. We know that many of our members weren’t happy with our original agreement,” Russo said, “but through it all, we had faith that our friends in the White House and Congress would keep up the pressure on our railroad employers to get us the sick day benefits we deserve. Until we negotiated these new individual agreements with these carriers, an IBEW member who called out sick was not compensated.” While President Joe Biden was calling on Congress in November to pass legislation to implement the agreement, he stressed that he would continue to encourage the railroads to guarantee paid sick time for their employees. “I share workers’ concern about the inability to take leave to recover from illness or care for a sick family member,” Biden said. “I have pressed legislation and proposals to advance the cause of paid leave in my two years in office and will continue to do so.” That pressure, plus the IBEW’s ongoing efforts, is paying off at last. The IBEW and BNSF Railway reached an agreement April 20 to grant members four short-notice, paid sick days, with the ability to also convert up to three personal days to sick days. The union reached similar understandings with CSX and Union Pacific on March 22, and with Norfolk Southern on March 10. Unused sick time at the end of a year can be paid out or rolled into a worker’s 401(k) retirement account. Under the Railway Labor Act, national railroad labor agreements don’t expire. Instead, the parties enter a “status quo” position: Workers remain on the job with no changes to their pay and benefits until a replacement contract is approved. The current national pact was first reached last summer by negotiators from the railroad unions, the railroads, the Labor Department and the White House. “We’ve been playing the long game on this, too,” Russo said. “We never stopped applying pressure on the companies or on Congress.” https://www.reuters.com/world/us/most-unionized-us-rail-workers-now-have-new-sick-leave-2023-06-05/ Most unionized US rail workers now have new sick leave WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters) - More than 60% of U.S. unionized railroad workers at major railroads are now are covered by new sick leave agreements, a trade group said Monday.