- November 30, 2022
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Economy
DELTA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WILX) – The clock is ticking to reach a deal that would avert a rail strike which could have crippling effects on the nation’s economy.
Related: Biden calls on Congress to head off potential rail strike
The President sat down Tuesday with congressional leaders for the first time since the midterm elections. In brief remarks, he said the rail workers’ strike and the economy would be topics of discussion during the meeting and he said that he is “confident” a rail workers’ strike is avoidable.
The Unions said railroad workers will strike on Dec. 9 if management and unions have not come up with a new agreement, or if Congress fails to pass legislation blocking the strike.
Railroad workers in the Midwest are not happy about their work-life balance and they want more than the proposed agreement.
“We had a member that was actually disciplined, he was in a car wreck coming to work. He wasn’t going to work because he could be…
