Railroad Workers Go On Strike?

Here’s what happened…

In an emergency decision, the United States House of Representatives just passed legislation to prevent a national railroad strike however it is unclear at the moment if the new legislation will make it through the 50-50 Senate. 

According to Fox, House lawmakers voted 290-137 in favor of legislation which blocks almost 100,000 railroad workers from going on a strike.

Pelosi reacted to the potential strike and said, “We must act to prevent a catastrophic strike that would touch the lives of nearly every family.”

The new legislation gives unionized train engineers and conductors three paid sick days per year for appointments. So far eight unions have agreed to this while four have not. 

Biden even addressed the strike and said, “I am calling on Congress to pass legislation immediately to adopt the Tentative Agreement between railroad workers and operators — without any modifications or delay — to avert a potentially crippling national rail shutdown.”

“A rail shutdown would devastate our economy,” Biden added. “Without freight rail, many U.S. industries would shut down.”