Rail Strike
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U.S. rail strike averted after Joe Biden signs bill blocking job actionThe contracts cover workers at carriers including Union Pacific, Berkshire Hathaway Inc's BNSF, CSX, Norfolk Southern Corp and Kansas City Southern.U.S. NewsDec 2, 2022
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U.S. Senate passes bill to prevent national rail strike, rejects paid sick daysThe measure now goes to President Joe Biden's desk for his signature, and comes just one day after the House voted to impose the agreement on rail unions.U.S. NewsDec 1, 2022
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U.S. House backs bill averting national rail strike, imposing deal on unionsThe measure passed by a vote of 290-137 and now heads to the Senate. If approved there, it will be quickly signed by President Joe Biden, who requested the action.WorldNov 30, 2022
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U.S. Congress moving to take up bill preventing looming rail strikeRailroad unions on Tuesday decried Biden’s call for Congress to intervene in their contract dispute, saying it undercuts their efforts to address workers’ quality-of-life concerns.WorldNov 30, 2022
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Biden asks U.S. Congress to intervene, block potential national rail strikeHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi said lawmakers would take up legislation this week to impose the deal that unions agreed to in September.WorldNov 28, 2022
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U.S. on verge of national rail strike. How would it impact the economy?The stakes are so high for the American economy that Congress is expected to intervene and impose contract terms on railroad workers.WorldNov 22, 2022
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CN Rail signals, communications employees walk off job across CanadaCN did not confirm that workers had gone on strike, but a spokesperson says the company has implemented an "operational contingency plan."CanadaJun 20, 2022
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Potential strike looms with CN Rail signals, communications employeesA strike by 750 signals and communications workers at CN Rail could begin at 11 a.m ET on Saturday.CanadaJun 16, 2022
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‘Every option is always on the table’: Minister Bibeau as CN strike enters day 7Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said the federal government isn't ruling out intervention in the CN Rail strike.PoliticsNov 25, 2019
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CN Rail strike forces layoffs, propane shortages in N.S.From job layoffs to commodity shortages, both workers and consumers are feeling the pinch.EconomyNov 22, 2019
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