Norfolk Southern Agrees to Paid Sick Leave for 3,000 Workers Amid Ohio Crisis

Facing intense scrutiny and backlash over the toxic derailment of one of its trains in eastern Ohio, Norfolk Southern on Wednesday reached a deal with a leading rail union to provide up to a week of paid sick leave per year to around 3,000 track maintenance workers. Under the agreement, Norfolk Southern will immediately give four workdays of paid sick leave annually to maintenance employees who…

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