Biden looks to Congress to force deal on railroad workers

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Also, let's not be fooled, the GOP showed their hand in the House about what a lower body controlled by them will look like in regards to Labor and Union rights.

With liberal Democrats threatening to withhold their votes unless the legislation granted additional paid leave, a key demand of workers, the House also approved a separate measure to add seven days of compensated sick time to the compact. That measure passed largely on party lines, 221 to 207, with all but three Republicans opposed.

I'm skeptical anything comes of this show-boating by Republican Senators, but we shall see. Let's not mistake it for genuine care though.

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Can someone clarify this for me ?

I thought that the Railroad Industry is essentially private, ( and if they were government owned, then workers would have paid sick leave autotmatically under Federal law).

So then why is Congress passing a bill for them ? I'm confused on that part.

I believe it's because the commerce clause of the constitution, which gives the federal government control over interstate commerce, including railways, also gives them the ability to regulate it in special ways and enforce special provisions on unions who work in industries defined as 'interstate commerce'.