A key Senate vote over whether to provide paid sick leave for rail workers is highlighting a divide within the GOP, a party that has increasingly tried to position itself as a champion of the working class.

A rail shutdown was averted on Thursday following a labor dispute between rail workers and operators. The Senate voted overwhelmingly to impose a White House-brokered labor deal that grants workers a 24% pay increase over five years, payouts averaging $11,000 upon ratification, and an extra paid day off. Senate passage came one day after the bill easily cleared the House.
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