The agreement gives rail workers better pay, improved working conditions and “peace of mind around their healthcare costs,' Biden says.
President Biden said early Thursday that a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached, averting a potentially devastating strike before the pivotal midterm elections.
He called the agreement “a victory for railway companies” and said they would be able to “retain and recruit more workers for an industry that will continue to be part of the backbone of the American economy for decades to come.” But back in Washington, officials in his administration were in tense negotiations to prevent a strike — one of the most powerful sources of leverage that unions have to bring about change and improve working conditions.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, speaking aboard Air Force One as it jetted to Detroit on Wednesday, called a rail strike “an unacceptable outcome for our economy and the American people.” The rail lines and their workers’ representatives “need to stay at the table, bargain in good faith to resolve outstanding issues, and come to an agreement,” she said.
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