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President Joe Biden signed a bill to avert a freight rail strike that he said could have plunged the U.S. into a catastrophic recession.
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Read More »Rail strike averted: Biden signs bill enforcing agreement
Congress votes to avert rail strike amid dire warnings
House votes to avert rail strike, impose deal on unions
Railroad unions decry Biden’s plan to block possible strike
Railroad unions decried President Joe Biden's call for Congress to intervene in their contract dispute.
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Read More »Consumers could pay price if railroads, unions can’t agree
Consumers could see higher gas prices and product shortages during the winter holiday season if railroads and all of their unions can't agree on new contracts.
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Read More »Another union rejects deal with nation’s freight railroads
A third railroad union has rejected its agreement with the nation's freight railroads, increasing the chances that Congress may be called upon to settle the dispute and block a strike.
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Read More »Potential railroad strike delayed until early December
The possibility of an economically devastating railroad strike has been pushed back into early December to allow time for engineers and conductors to vote on their agreements.
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Read More »Rail union approves deal offering hope of avoiding strike
Another one of the 12 railroad unions narrowly approved its deal with the major freight railroads Saturday.
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Read More »Second railroad union rejects deal, adding to strike worries
A second railroad union rejected its deal with the major U.S. freight railroads, adding to concerns about the possibility of a strike next month that could cripple the economy.
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Read More »Railroads reject sick time demands, raising chance of strike
The major freight railroads appear unwilling to give track maintenance workers much more than they received in the initial contract they rejected last week.
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