An economically devastating railroad worker strike could begin as soon as Friday, but the White House is making it known that Biden is on the case.
The threat of an economically devastating railroad worker strike that could begin as soon as Friday is forcing a crisis response from the Biden administration — and bringing 11th-hour brinkmanship from the freight rail industry, its unions and both parties in Congress.
It also puts Democrats into a bind over whether Congress should impose a settlement to avert a strike, over the objections of their allies in the labor movement — a predicament Republicans were eager to exploit. A strike would cause even more disruption on an economy still battered by more than two years of pandemic-era supply chain interruptions, on the heels of a report Tuesday showing inflation still stuck above 8 percent.
At the heart of the dispute is a compromise proposal that an emergency board appointed by Biden issued last month. While most of the unions have tentatively agreed to those terms or appear close to doing so, train conductors and engineers say they will hold out for more protections against what they call harsh work rules.
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