Tentative labor deal averts threat of nationwide rail strike
WEBSep 15, 2022 · WASHINGTON (AP) — Rail companies and their workers reached a tentative agreement Thursday to avert a nationwide strike that could have shut down the nation’s freight trains and devastated the economy less than two months before the midterm elections.
U.S. Railroad Strike Averted as Tentative Deal Is Reached, Biden Says
WEBSep 15, 2022 · WASHINGTON—The biggest freight railroads and union leaders reached a tentative labor agreement to avert a nationwide strike that would have crippled segments of the U.S. economy.
Congressional Leaders Say They Will Act to Prevent Rail Strike
WEBNov. 29, 2022. WASHINGTON — Democratic and Republican leaders in Congress vowed on Tuesday to pass legislation averting a nationwide rail strike, saying they agreed with President Biden that a ...
House Passes Bill to Avert a Rail Strike, Moving to Impose a Labor ...
WEBNov 30, 2022 · WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday resoundingly approved legislation that would avert a nationwide rail strike by imposing a labor agreement between rail companies and their workers, as ...
Biden Signs Legislation to Avert Nationwide Rail Strike
WEBDec. 2, 2022. WASHINGTON — President Biden signed legislation on Friday to impose a labor agreement between rail companies and workers who had been locked in a bitter dispute, averting a strike...
As holidays near, a nationwide rail strike is still on the table. Here ...
WEBNov 17, 2022 · The way the rail unions operate — all 12 unions representing roughly 115,000 freight rail workers must ratify the new contract to prevent a nationwide rail shutdown.
UPS reaches tentative deal with Teamsters union, potentially …
WEBJul 26, 2023 · Updated 5:19 PM PDT, July 25, 2023. NEW YORK (AP) — UPS has reached a tentative contract with its 340,000-person union, potentially averting a strike that threatened to disrupt package deliveries for millions of businesses and households nationwide. The agreement was announced Tuesday, the first day that UPS and the …
Biggest rail union rejects contract, raising possibility of nationwide ...
WEBNov 21, 2022 · A nationwide strike is expected next month unless the contract is ratified by each of the 11 rail unions, since all of the unions have vowed not to cross the picket line in the event of a work ...
America is already feeling the consequences of a looming nationwide …
WEBSep 12, 2022 · New York CNN Business —. America’s freight railroads have already stopped accepting shipments of hazardous and other security-sensitive materials because of the looming threat of a strike ...
How a nationwide rail strike could impact consumers, businesses
WEBSep 14, 2022 · Associated Press. A strike by railroad workers would have wide-ranging impact on consumers, commuters and businesses. That's why business groups are telling Congress to block a strike if...
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