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  • Railroad freight strike off after Congress passes deal

    Michael McAuliff New York Daily News, Syndicated content|Updated Dec 1, 2022

    WASHINGTON — The nation isn’t going to get a rail strike for Christmas, but 115,000 railroad workers also are not going to get paid sick leave after the Senate passed legislation Thursday to enforce a contract deal. Four out of 12 rail unions had rejected the contract that President Biden cut in September, leaving a strike looming as soon as Dec. 9. The White House asked Congress to intervene under a 1926 law, and pass the deal Biden helped negotiate. House Democrats nearly rebelled, but sent two measures to the Senate Wed...