President Joe Biden called the deal a “win for our economy and the American people” that will give rail workers “better pay, improved working conditions, and peace of mind around their health care costs.”
Major freight rail companies and unions have struck a tentative deal to avert a damaging national rail strike, President Joe Biden
early Thursday morning, a boon for his administration ahead of midterm elections and for the U.S. economy, which risked being crippled by widespread industrial action.Key Facts The White House said a “tentative” agreement on pay and working conditions had been reached between railroad companies and unions representing tens of thousands of rail workers to avoid a nationwide rail strike.
Biden said the deal would see “better pay, improved working conditions, and peace of mind around their health care costs” for workers, as well as allow railway companies to retain and recruit more workers.Both sides had until 12:01 a.m. on Friday to avoid the strike and Biden thanked Labor Secretary Marty Walsh for brokering late night talks to secure the deal.
The White House did not release further details of the tentative agreement, which has yet to be formally ratified by unions, though it reportedly includes a key demand that workers be allowed time off for medical care without being subject to discipline,
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