New York CNN — The failure of a freight railroad strike to begin on Friday is a huge win for the US economy and its still struggling supply chain. But that does not mean that freight railways provide good service to their customers. Many of the issues hampering the supply chain, driving up prices and …
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New York CNN Business — So once again the nation and its economy are facing the risk of a massive freight railway strike, this one as early as December 9th. But the one thing you don’t have to worry about is whether it will affect your holiday shopping. plans. (This will not be the case.) …
(NewsNation) – American consumers and almost all American industries will be affected if freight trains stop next month. One of the railroad’s largest unions rejected a deal on Monday, joining three others who did not approve the contracts due to concerns about demanding schedules and a lack of paid sick leave. This increases the risk …
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Association of American Railroads President and CEO Ian Jeffries said the companies are “ready, willing and able” to negotiate new terms with railroad unions. After a fourth U.S. railroad union rejected a deal with their employers brokered by the Biden administration – and rekindled fears of a national railroad strike – a spokesperson for the …
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New York CNN Business — America faces a growing risk of a crippling nationwide freight rail strike in two weeks. Rank and file members of the country’s largest rail union, which represents drivers in the industry, have rejected a tentative labor agreement with the freight railways, the union announced on Monday. The country’s second-largest railway …
