BREAKING: The House has passed a bill to prevent a potentially devastating rail strike, sending the measure to the Senate.
, reluctantly intervening in a labor dispute to stop what would surely be a devastating blow to the nation's economy if the transportation of fuel, food and other critical goods were disrupted.
In a 221 to 207 vote, the House also approved a separate resolution to provide seven days of paid sick leave instead of one, which is rail workers' main disagreement with the current contract. Both measures now head to the Senate. Still, the bill received a significant bipartisan vote in the House. That show of support began when the Republican and Democratic leaders of the House and Senate"We all agreed that we should try to avoid this rail shutdown as soon as possible," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Tuesday as he returned to the Capitol.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer address the media after a meeting about avoiding a railroad worker strike with President Biden at the White House on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022.that was supported by the railroads and a majority of the unions provides for 24% raises and $5,000 in bonuses retroactive to 2020 along with one additional paid leave day. The raises would be the biggest rail workers have received in more than four decades.
Republicans needled the Biden administration and Democrats for Congress being asked to step in now to avert an economic crisis. But many indicated they were ready to do so. Business groups including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the American Farm Bureau Federation said earlier this week in a letter to congressional leaders they must be prepared to intervene and that a stoppage of rail service for any duration would represent a $2 billion per day hit to the economy.
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