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Railroad workers, unions and a senator press for state action on earned sick time for commuter rail
Summary
Senator John Keenan and multiple railroad and transit workers urged the committee to extend Massachusetts' earned sick time standards to rail and transit employers, including private contractors, citing a 14-day unpaid waiting anomaly and public-health risks.
Senator John Keenan told the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development that railroad and transit workers are excluded from earned sick-time protections and urged action to bring them into parity with other workers in Massachusetts.
Keenan described Senate 1342 as “an act relative to railroad workers earned sick time,” saying current rules require rail workers to take 14 days off without pay before becoming eligible for minimum sick time benefits under the Railroad Retirement System. “It really is quite incredible that you…
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