Biden signs bill averting rail worker strike despite lack of paid sick days
Posted on AllSides December 2nd, 2022
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Kevin Lamarque | Reuters
President Joe Biden signed a bill into law making a rail strike illegal, preventing workers from walking off the job weeks before the holiday season.
“The bill I’m about to sign ends a difficult rail dispute and helps our nation avoid what, without a doubt, would have been an economic catastrophe at a very bad time in the calendar,” Biden said Friday morning before signing the bill.
After his administration aided in negotiations for months, and the sides reached a tentative agreement in September, talks ultimately stalled and rail workers...
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