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The Lead with Jake Tapper

Rail unions: companies can afford to give workers paid sick days

The Lead with Jake Tapper

CNN

News

3.51.7K Ratings

🗓️ 30 November 2022

⏱️ 97 minutes

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Summary

Congress is going around labor union negotiations to try to prevent a rail strike that President Biden says would devastate the U.S. economy. Also, a consequential and controversial vote on same-sex marriage legislation is drawing criticism from both the religious right and the LGBTQ community. Plus, how DNA evidence helped a couple find their missing daughter 51 years after she was kidnapped. Then, two Oath Keepers members have been found guilty of sedition. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Can Washington prevent a rail strike and keep the U.S. economy on track?

0:06.4

The lead starts right now.

0:09.2

Congress now stepping in, going around labor union negotiations to try to prevent a

0:13.9

rail strike that President Biden says would devastate the U.S. economy.

0:17.4

But might this get planned, get derailed?

0:21.3

If you're passing the bill to force the rail workers to work, how strong is your economy?

0:30.9

And this hour, a consequential and controversial vote on same-sex marriage,

0:35.7

legislation drawing criticism from both the religious right,

0:38.8

and the LGBTQ community.

0:40.9

Plus, how DNA evidence helped a couple find their missing daughter 51 years after she was kidnapped.

0:48.8

We'll show you their reunion.

0:55.4

Welcome to the Lean Object App, when we start today with our money lead,

0:58.1

a potentially catastrophic rail strike looks like it might be avoided at least for now,

1:03.2

top Republicans and Democrats met with President Biden at the White House earlier today.

1:07.5

They seem to agree on legislation that would block a walkout by more than 100,000 union workers

1:14.7

forcing them to stay on the job.

1:16.7

Those workers are pushing for paid sick leave after having worked through the coronavirus pandemic.

1:21.9

They say a deal made earlier this year to avoid a strike between their leaders and rail companies,

1:27.5

false short of basic labor rights.

1:30.2

And now President Biden is facing criticism on Capitol Hill from both sides of the aisle

1:34.3

for ignoring those workers' needs.

1:38.3

They're going to come to Congress and they're going to ask Congress to intervene and actually

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