New York CNN — The failure of a freight railroad strike to begin on Friday is a huge win for the US economy and its still struggling supply chain. But that does not mean that freight railways provide good service to their customers. Many of the issues hampering the supply chain, driving up prices and …
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WASHINGTON — Some of Washington’s biggest business groups are making a last-ditch push to get Congress to pass immigration legislation before the end of the year and are optimistic that a bipartisan deal could be in place. Companies in a variety of sectors, from agriculture to technology, have long called on Congress to make changes …
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NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times is bracing for a 24-hour strike Thursday by hundreds of reporters and other workers, in what would be the first such strike at the paper in more than 40 years. Newsroom workers and other New York NewsGuild members say they are fed up with the dragging negotiations …
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NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times is bracing for a 24-hour strike Thursday by hundreds of reporters and other workers, in what would be the first such strike at the paper in more than 40 years. Newsroom workers and other New York NewsGuild members say they are fed up with the dragging negotiations …
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In our click-driven world, the threat of a US freight railroad strike and President Biden’s intervention to prevent it have been the news for the past week. But there are two groups for whom the averted strike is still front and center: the 115,000 railroad workers who will be forced to work under the terms …
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“The 360” shows you various perspectives on the major stories and debates of the day. What is happening Congress moved quickly this week to pass legislation that will prevent a nationwide strike by railroad workers, just days after President Biden warned that a work stoppage would “devastate our economy.” The threat of a railway strike, …
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WASHINGTON — President Biden on Friday signed legislation to force a labor agreement between railroads and workers who had been locked in a bitter dispute, averting a strike that could have upended the economy just before the holidays. “Without rail freight, many American industries would literally shut down,” Biden said before signing the bill, adding …
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President Joe Biden has signed a bill making a railroad strike illegal, preventing workers from leaving work weeks before the holiday season. “The bill I’m about to sign ends a difficult rail dispute and helps our country avoid what, no doubt, would have been an economic disaster at a very bad time in the calendar,” …
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House of Representatives moved urgently to end the looming nationwide railroad strike on Wednesday, passing a bill that would bind businesses and workers to a proposed settlement concluded in September but rejected by some of the 12 unions concerned. The measure passed by a vote of 290 to 137 and …
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WASHINGTON — The House overwhelmingly passed legislation Wednesday afternoon that would help avert a freight railroad strike that the White House says could cripple the U.S. economy — 30 years after Congress last intervened. in an impending rail closure. Lawmakers also passed a related measure that would grant an additional seven days of paid sick …
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