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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, the State of Illinois ensures the right to use 
3sick leave benefits provided by employers for absences due to 
4illness, injury, or appointment of an employee or their family; 
5and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, the Federal Railway Labor Act was passed in 1926 
7and amended in 1936 to include airplane employees; the Act was 
8designed to prevent disruptive strikes by facilitating a system 
9of bargaining and arbitration to resolve Major and Minor 
10disputes between rail and plane employees and their employers; 
11and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, the Federal Railway Labor Act limits the State of 
13Illinois by excluding rail and plane employees from receiving 
14the same benefits for family sick leave as those employed 
15across Illinois; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, the right to use earned sick days for family 
17emergencies is protected by law in the State of Illinois and by 
18the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act, and the exclusion of 
19rail and plane employees is detrimental to their well-being and 
20the safety of their families; therefore, be it
  
 
21    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
 
 
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1HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
2the State of Illinois urges the federal government to remedy 
3the situation by encouraging dialogue between employers and 
4unions in order to guarantee the same family sick leave rights 
5to rail and plane employees that are available to employees 
6across the state; and be it further
  
 
7    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
8delivered to the Illinois Congressional Delegation.