12 Dec U.S. Rail Negotiations Yet To Be Finalised
Whilst contract negotiations are well underway with eight of the 12 unions reaching approved contracts, four unions representing 60,000 rail workers have voted down the tentative agreement that had been negotiated in September with the participation of a White House appointed mediation panel.
This move exponentially increases the potential of a rail strike by union members, as even one railroad union going on strike would mean the other 11 would honour this move, effectively shutting down the national railroad network.
With the contract cooling off period expiring on Friday the 9th of December 2022, the option for union workers to strike over wages, attendance policies and paid time off, returns. A strike of this magnitude has the potential to significantly disrupt rail operations in the days leading up to the shutdown, the strike period itself, and the network restart to follow.
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