" The two largest rail unions, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen and the Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation union, which represents conductors,
are holding their own ratification votes, the results of which are due November 21.
If one or both of those unions reject the deals, they would be prepared to strike December 9."
"If one or both of those contracts are voted down, the BMWED said it is ready to further push its strike date back to December 9."
Will the “North Pole Express” be on time?
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(From the article): The union " announced Wednesday that is has agreed to extend negotiations with the railroads until at least December 4,
the deadline set by another union, the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen.
The rank and file members of both unions have rejected the tentative agreements reached with the railroads in September,
mostly over the lack of sick pay in the contracts."
A strike by any one rail union would lead to a shutdown of America’s major freight railroads, as all the other unions,
even those that have ratified contracts, would honor the picket lines.
That could cause severe economic problems, as 30% of America’s freight moves by rail, when measured by weight and distance traveled."
H/T to ransomnote and Texan4Life for the update !
Biden’s people involved in this will almost certainly screw it up and there will be a strike. “Never let a crisis go to waste”.
One of the largest railway workers unions voted to reject a contract deal brokered by the Biden administration in September. Seven unions have agreed, but all 12 need to approve it to avoid a potentially economically devastating strike. Richard Edelman, attorney for BMWED, a union that voted against the contract, joins CBS News to discuss the contract and what workers say its missing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BIuoxkq5rE