President Joe Biden is calling on Congress to pass legislation to intervene and block a railroad strike before next month’s deadline in the stalled contract talks. FOX13
before next month’s deadline in the stalled contract talks, following pressure by business groups on the stalled negotiations.
Both the unions and railroads have been lobbying Congress while contract talks continue. Four rail unions that represent more than half of the 115,000 workers in the industry have rejected the deals that Biden helped broker before the original strike deadline in September and are back at the table trying to work out new agreements.
Biden's remarks came after a coalition of more than 400 business groups sent a letter to congressional leaders Monday urging them to step into the stalled talks because of fears about the devastating potential impact of a strike that could force many businesses to shut down if they can’t get the rail deliveries they need. Commuter railroads and Amtrak would also be affected in a strike because many of them use tracks owned by the freight railroads.
A similar group of businesses sent another letter to Biden last month urging him to play a more active role in resolving the contract dispute."No one benefits from a rail work stoppage — not our customers, not rail employees and not the American economy," said AAR President and CEO Ian Jefferies. "Now is the appropriate time for Congress to pass legislation to implement the agreements already ratified by eight of the twelve unions.
"Congress will not let this strike happen. That’s for sure," said Fitzpatrick, who helps lead a bipartisan group of 58 lawmakers. "It would be devastating to our economy. So, we’ll get to a resolution one way or another."
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