Commuters, food producers, refineries and others could all be affected if there is a nationwide rail strike. Here are key things to know ahead of a possible strike this Friday.
A worker rides a rail car at a BNSF rail crossing in Saginaw, Texas, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. Business and government officials are preparing for a potential nationwide rail strike at the end of this week while talks carry on between the largest U.S. freight railroads and their unions.
The Biden administration was putting pressure on railroads and unions to settle their differences and avert a strike. In case that didn’t work, the administration was also working on a plan to use trucks and planes to move goods that are normally carried by freight railroads.Here are key things to know ahead of a possible strike this Friday.
Lawmakers are divided over a resolution to the dispute. Republicans want to impose the presidential emergency board’s terms, while Democrats prefer to let negotiators for the railroads and the two big unions keep talking.Rail workers stayed on the job throughout the pandemic but have not received a raise since 2019.
The major railroads have cut nearly one-third of their jobs in the last six years, and unions say that’s making the work of their members harder. They want railroads to ease strict attendance policies that make it difficult to take time off for things like doctor appointments.Railroads such as Union Pacific, BNSF, CSX and Norfolk Southern carry cars, coal, chemicals, grain, imported goods and other products and raw materials throughout the country.
Food producers could be affected too, leading to longer-lasting effects. Agricultural groups say that even a brief strike would interrupt shipment of feed to livestock and poultry producers.Yes. Amtrak announced that all long-distance trains have been canceled starting with Thursday’s schedule. The passenger rail service had already suspended the California Zephyr and Empire Builder lines that run from Chicago to the West Coast and announced plans to shut down several others.
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