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Walsh helped avoid a rail strike, but now must mend Biden administration relations with angry unions

Por: The Boston Globe Politics December 05, 2022

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WASHINGTON — In September, Labor Secretary Martin J. Walsh spent 20 straight hours helping avoid a strike by freight rail workers, though his relief was tempered because it still needed approval by the rank and file of a dozen unions.“I talked to the unions and they were like, ‘We hope we can sell this to our members,’ Walsh recalled of the hints of trouble from union presidents at the end of marathon sessions fueled by Italian takeout... + full article



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