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McConnell represents the state of Kentucky.

He is fortunate to be employed in a job with excellent benefits. There is no federal law, however, that provides guaranteed paid sick leave. In 2025, about 27 million private sector workers had no paid sick leave.

One reason: Mitch McConnell. Since he entered the Senate in 1985, he has voted against creating or expanding paid leave at least 23 times.

Most recently, rail workers threatened to strike in 2022. Politicians panicked because it would have paralyzed the US economy. Senators stepped in to impose a new contract for the workers and avert a strike.

Bernie Sanders and Sheldon Whitehouse said "Let's at least grant them sick leave"

https://www.whitehouse.senate.gov/news/release/whitehouse-calls-for-paid-sick-leave-for-rail-workers/

https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-sanders-demands-paid-sick-days-for-rail-workers/

Senator McConnell voted in favor of sending rail workers back to work, but he opposed providing them paid sick leave.

https://www.npr.org/2022/12/01/1140123647/rail-strike-bill-senate

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[-] Z745812939054@lemmy.zip 52 points 1 day ago

maga voters don't care about any of that. literally all they think about is jesus, guns, abortion, and get rid of the gays/mexicans/women's rights.

they would vote to have a testicle removed before voting for anything remotely having to do with progress. they would cut both balls off themselves before doing anything to make their fellow maga cultist unclecousindaddies call them "woke"

[-] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 34 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I WISH magas thought about Jesus.

Jesus: "Behold, I stand at the door and knock..."

Magas: SOME SHAGGY COMMIE IMMIGRANT BUM (probably Iranian!!!) IS ON MY RING CAMERA, PROBABLY CASING MY PLACE TO STEAL MY TRUCK AND PATRIOTISM. GET THE SHOTGUN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!!

[-] don_kiedyck@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

It saddens me that I can only upvote this comment once.

[-] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 7 points 1 day ago

Does it help knowing that you made my day with that comment? :D

[-] don_kiedyck@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

It does. Thank you.

[-] kiterios@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Imo, you may be giving them too much credit. Have a quote from my family: "Oh, it's just all too much to think about, but I trust my pastor knows what's right. I'll vote for the one he recommends."

[-] Canconda@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 day ago

I'm dead serious when I say that the only solution to MAGA is for the rest of us to insist citrus makes you gay.

[-] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

the slow game, I like it.

it's been found that vitamin c can cause homosexual urges. unless you like suckin on some vitamin cock avoid oranges.

[-] Canconda@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

I can't believe they didn't notice all the subliminal messaging!

[-] Pennywise@quokk.au 5 points 1 day ago

Everybody knows only fruitcakes eat fruit.

[-] Canconda@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

My grandma told me Easy Peezy Lemon Squeezy comes from the latin ""Facile, vile, daemon, saeve." " which was a curse to summon a homosexual demon.

[-] Pennywise@quokk.au 3 points 1 day ago
[-] EntheoNaut@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 day ago

You missed White Nationalism, raping children, denying women’s sovereignty and enriching themselves and the Epstein class.

[-] Lodespawn@aussie.zone 3 points 1 day ago

I think they mostly just care about stickin it to the people their pals tell them are idiots ie "owning the libs". It's all just a big us v them thing. Eventually some of them will realise they are also thems ..

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