U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday he was calling on Congress to intervene to avert a potential rail strike amid a railroad labor standoff that threatens to idle shipments of food and fuel and strand rail travelers.



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Biden asks Congress to help avert rail strike

Biden asked Congress to deploy rarely used legislative powers to force adoption of a preliminary deal which freight rail companies and workers had struck in September before some of the trade unions backed off, returning to their threat to go on strike

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Railroad Strike Will Devastate Economy, Congress Must Step in, Says Joe Biden

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday he was calling on Congress to intervene to avert a potential rail strike amid a railroad labor standoff that threatens to idle shipments of food and fuel and strand rail travelers. "Congress has the power to adopt the agreement and prevent a shutdown," he said in a statement. "Congress should get this bill to my desk well in advance of December

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Biden calls on Congress to impose tentative agreement on railroads, workers to avoid 'potentially crippling' shutdown

A rail strike is set to start from Friday December 9 unless unions and railroad owners can settle their differences.

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Biden asks Congress to intervene to prevent 'crippling' strike

President Joe Biden wants Congress to avert freight rail strike by adopting tentative agreement rejected by four labor unions. House expected to act.

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Biden to Congress: Intervene in labor dispute, avert rail strike that would 'devastate' US

Business groups are increasing the pressure on lawmakers to intervene and block a railroad strike before next month's deadline in the stalled contract talks

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Democratic leaders say they could act as soon as this week after President Joe Biden on Monday called on Congress to pass legislation "immediately" to avert a rail shutdown by officially adopting a September tentative agreement approved by labor and management leaders.

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President Biden on Monday urged Congress to impose a labor agreement brokered by his administration on railroad companies and unions to avert a potentially crippling strike at the height of the holiday season.

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By Donald Judd, Paul LeBlanc and Manu Raju, CNNDemocratic leaders say they could act as soon as this week after President Joe Biden on Monday called on Congress to pass legislation “immediately” to avert a rail shutdown by officially adopting a September tentative agreement approved by labor and management leaders.“I am calling on Congress to pass legislation immediately to adopt the Tentative Agreement between railroad workers and operators — w…

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AP Business WriterOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday called on Congress to pass legislation to intervene and block a railroad strike before next month’s deadline in the stalled contract talks. Biden said a tentative agreement approved in September provided a pay raise for workers, health care benefits and a better leave policy. But talks have since stalled. Four rail unions are back at the table after rejecting their d…

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