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U.S. Senate averts freight rail strike, but bid to include worker sick leave fails
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to codify an agreement the White House brokered between rail unions and freight companies in order to avoid a catastrophic rail strike,
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The Senate approved a new contract between railroad companies and labor unions on Thursday in a last-minute vote, preventing a nationwide railroad strike and severely hamstring the economy.
Looks like the US will avoid a strike by rail workers. It also looks like the Senate deal tossed Joe Biden’s union allies under a bus — with most of the tossing done by the White House....
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to codify an agreement the White House brokered between rail unions and freight companies in order to avoid a catastrophic rail strike,
The U.S. Senate voted to codify a deal between rail unions and freight companies in order to avoid a rail strike, but fell short of securing paid sick leave for workers.
