Published 2 years ago

Biden announces tentative railway labor agreement to avert strike

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President Joe Biden announced a tentative railway labor deal early Thursday, a last-minute agreement that averts a national rail strike. The new contracts provide rail employees a 24% wage increase during the five-year period from 2020 through 2024, including an immediate payout on average of $11,000 upon ratification.

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BBC News

First US rail strike in 30 years averted with tentative deal

A strike would have impacted millions and cost the economy an estimated $2bn (£1.7bn) a day.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

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The Hindu

U.S. rail strike averted with ‘tentative’ deal

President Joe Biden said on Thursday that a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached.

2 years ago·India

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CTV News

Biden: Tentative railway labour deal reached, averting strike

U.S. President Joe Biden said Thursday that a tentative railway labour agreement has been reached, averting a potentially devastating strike before the pivotal midterm elections.

2 years ago·Canada

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The Independent

Biden's tight spot: a union backer out to avert rail strike

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2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Tentative labor deal averts threat of nationwide rail strike

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rail companies and their workers reached a tentative agreement Thursday to avert a nationwide strike that could have shut down the nation's freight trains and devastated the economy less than two months before the midterm elections.

2 years ago·United States

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