Railroad workers have reached a new tentative union contract with rail companies, averting a potential strike set to start on Friday that could have shut down rail service across the United States. The deal, which has yet to be released in writing and ratified by union members, is said to grant one paid sick day to workers, allow workers to attend medical appointments without being subject to attendance policies, and give a “semblance of a schedule” to rail workers, who are currently on call to work 24/7.
EU politics
France 24: Sporadic clashes as Yellow Vests march to Montmartre for ‘Act 19’ of protests
“The 4-month-old movement drew bigger crowds Saturday than in recent weeks”. Austerity is not on the decline. Why should the giletes jaunes give up? As the May EU elections near, liberal democrats will become nervous. […]
EU politics
antiwar.com: NATO Countries To Provide Ukraine With Over $1 Billion in US Military Equipment Under New Scheme
The Netherlands was the first country to announce a more than $500 million US weapons package for Ukraine Read Article HERE
Economics
Martin Schirdewan – Europe Fails Another Test of Solidarity
Last night’s EU Council meeting once again failed to agree a rescue package large enough to meet the scale of the coronavirus crisis – and hung Europe’s peripheral states out to dry. Read here
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