{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases/mfume-votes-to-support-rail-workers-and-avert-devastating-supply-chain-shutdown", "Mfume Votes to Support Rail Workers and Avert Devastating Supply Chain Shutdown", "2022-11-30", "2022", "2022-11", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Kweisi Mfume", "M000687", "mfume.house.gov", "mfume", "https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Today, Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) issued the following statement upon passage of legislation to ratify the rail labor agreement and legislation to add seven days of paid sick leave to the agreement.\n\n\u201cAmerican workers are the engine that drives our economy, so I proudly supported legislation to provide paid sick leave to railroad workers as well as legislation to provide them with much-needed improvements to their take-home pay, health benefits, and working conditions. I look forward to swift action by the Senate on these measures designed to protect both workers and the American supply chain,\u201d said Congressman Mfume.\n\nTopline Highlights of H.J. Res. 100\n\nAvoids Economic Turmoil\n\nA rail strike would grind our economy to a halt and touch the lives of nearly every family:\n\nAs many as 765,000 workers, including many union members, would lose their jobs in just the first two weeks of a strike\n\nMillions of families would not be able to get groceries, medications and other goods\n\nMany communities wouldn\u2019t be able to acquire chlorine to keep their water supply clean\n\nBusinesses would not be able to get their products to market\n\nPerishable goods would spoil before reaching consumers\n\nSecures Well-Earned Advancements for Railroad Workers\n\nIncludes a pay raise of 24% and a $5,000 bonus\n\nDoes not affect copays, deductibles or coinsurance costs\n\nProvides some time off for routine, preventative, and emergency medical care\n\nSafeguards the two-man crew\n\nTopline Highlights of H. Con. Res. 119\n\nProvides Railroad Workers with Much-Needed Paid Sick Leave\n\nEnsures freight railroad workers receive 7 paid sick leave days\n\nAllows sick leave to be used without penalty under rail carrier attendance policies\n\nAllows parties to negotiate the implementation of these 7 paid sick days, and includes important protections to ensure an agreement is met", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:24:37Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases/mfume-votes-to-support-rail-workers-and-avert-devastating-supply-chain-shutdown"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4521230477839708, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}