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Looming rail strike could impact US economy ahead of holidays

Por: ABC7 World November 16, 2022

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OMAHA, Neb. -- 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.The small International Brotherhood of Boilermakers union on Monday voted down the contract even though it includes the biggest raises workers have seen in more than four decades. The union represents just a few hundred of the roughly 115,000... + full article



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