[Alberta's Child]

The strike date is December 9th. Congress is in session until the 15th.

Warren Buffett doesn't buy politicians just to see them stand down at a time like this.

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

Prepper Ping - Railroad Strike, tentatively scheduled for December 9th, ..baring any Congressional intervention
Be Prepared :Take advice under advisement
Also, be advised that amoxicillin and other youth medications, are already in short supply as are adult influenza medications. Stock Up !

Alberta's Child :" The strike date is December 9th. Congress is in session until the 15th.
Warren Buffett doesn't buy politicians just to see them stand down at a time like this."

" On Monday, the SMART Transportation Division (SMART-TD), the largest railroad union in the country, narrowly voted down a contract offered by the White House.
That means the possibility of a strike just in time for the holiday season.

"The SMART Transportation Division, or SMART-TD, which represents about 28,000 conductors, rejected the contract in a vote that garnered record turnout, the union said Monday.
The contract was nixed by a slim margin, as just 50.8% of workers voted against it.
The second-largest rail union, made up of engineers, voted in favor of the contract on Monday, splitting the top rail unions,
which represent roughly half of the industry’s workers."

" There are eleven railroad unions. The White House contract can only be ratified if all eleven unions agree.
So far only four of the unions have done so.
Unless SMART-TD can negotiate a deal they feel comfortable with, a strike seems inevitable.
All eleven unions have agreed they won’t cross picket lines should a strike be called. "