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Rail workers and advocates press committee to close earned sick-time loophole for contracted commuter rail
Summary
Railroad engineers and union leaders testified that privatized commuter-rail contractors are not complying with Massachusetts earned sick-time law and asked lawmakers to require compliance by transit contractors.
Commuter-rail engineers, conductors and union officials urged the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development to advance legislation (Senate Bill 13-42 / House Bill 2,139 referenced in testimony) to ensure railroad and transit workers receive earned sick time under Massachusetts law.
Senator John Keenan opened this portion of the hearing by outlining Senate Bill 1342, which he described as "an act relative to railroad workers earned sick time." Keenan said the current Railroad Retirement System requires workers to take 14 unpaid days before qualifying for benefits and that his bill would require the rail and transit…
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