One of the first unions to reach a tentative agreement with freight railroads is back at square one after some of its members voted to instead authorize a strike. The Biden administration is rushing to broker a deal ahead of a midnight Thursday deadline.
One of the first unions to reach a tentative agreement with freight railroads is back at square one after some of its membersauthorize a strike — an ominous sign as the Biden administration scrambles to avoid a ruinous work stoppage.
On news of the strike vote, the White House stressed that talks are still underway with railroad carriers and 13 unions involved in the shortage. Yet real-world fallout was already mounting Wednesday, including some commuter rail lines that announced schedule changes and some industry groups preparing to potentially halt grain shipments Thursday.are spending Wednesday in an all-day, closed-door meeting at the Labor Department’s headquarters in Washington, D.C.
“A strike that shuts down our railways will have cascading effects across the country,” said Joshua Bolten, Business Roundtable CEO and former White House chief of staff. “We’ve been experiencing a lot of headwinds from supply chain problems since the pandemic started, and those problems would be geometrically magnified by a rail strike.”
Freight rail delivers “some of the most basic things any government owes its citizens,” Senate Minority LeaderYet Democrats in the House and Senate have signaled that they prefer not to act — not even to extend the cooling-off period — and for the White House to ensure that various parties work things out on their own.
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