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Congress approves measure to avert crippling railroad strike

Por: New York Daily News Politics December 01, 2022

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WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to block a crippling railroad strike amid the nation’s busiest shipping season. A dozen railroad unions and the management of the nation’s freight lines had hoped to sign a new contract brokered by the White House in the fall, but four of the unions rejected the deal because it lacked sufficient sick leave, among other problems. Freight train cars sit in a Norfolk Southern rail yard... + full article



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