SEPTEMBER 15, 2022:
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached, averting a strike that could’ve been devastating to the economy before the midterm elections. Biden said Thursday (Sept. 15, 2022) the tentative deal will keep the “critical rail system” working. The president says it’s “an important win” for the economy, the American people, tens of thousands of rail workers and the railway companies. The Democratic president says the rail workers will get better pay, improved working conditions and “peace of mind around their health care costs.” A strike starting Friday could’ve shut rail lines across the country. The tentative agreement will go to union members for a vote.
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022:
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Members of one union are rejecting a tentative deal with the largest U.S. freight railroads while three other unions remained at the bargaining table just days ahead of a national strike deadline. A strike would intensify snarls in the nation’s supply chain that have contributed to rising prices. But the IAM agreed to delay any strike by its members until Sept. 29, 2022, to allow more time for negotiations and to allow other unions to vote. Amtrak has already cancelled a number of its long-distance trains this week, and it said the rest of its long-distance trains would stop Thursday ahead of the strike deadline.
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