{"id":517572,"date":"2022-11-29T02:29:41","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T23:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/biden-calls-on-congress-to-intervene-to-avert-rail-shutdown\/"},"modified":"2022-11-29T02:29:41","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T23:29:41","slug":"biden-calls-on-congress-to-intervene-to-avert-rail-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/biden-calls-on-congress-to-intervene-to-avert-rail-shutdown\/","title":{"rendered":"#Biden calls on Congress to intervene to avert rail shutdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4f6d77b0c49\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4f6d77b0c49\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/biden-calls-on-congress-to-intervene-to-avert-rail-shutdown\/#Biden_calls_on_Congress_to_intervene_to_avert_rail_shutdown\" >Biden calls on Congress to intervene to avert rail shutdown<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Biden_calls_on_Congress_to_intervene_to_avert_rail_shutdown\"><\/span>Biden calls on Congress to intervene to avert rail shutdown<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/railroad_strike_09152022_AP22293483727473.png?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>President Biden on Monday called on Congress to pass legislation to avert a rail shutdown before Dec. 9, warning of major disruptions to the U.S. economy if lawmakers don\u2019t act.<\/p>\n<p>He said Congress should pass a bill \u201cim<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely to adopt the Tentative Agreement between railroad workers and operators \u2014 without any modifications or delay \u2014 to avert a potentially crippling national rail shutdown.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Biden\u2019s plea to Congress comes amid an ongoing labor standoff that could shut down crucial shipments of food and fuel.<\/p>\n<p>The tentative Biden-backed agreement in September was <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roved by labor and management negotiators, but not every rail union has signed on. <\/p>\n<p>Biden said that Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg have been in regular touch with labor leaders and management since then but see no path to resolve the dispute at the bargaining table.<\/p>\n<p>The secretaries have since recommended that the administration seek congressional action to solve the issue. Biden said that while he is a \u201cproud pro-labor President\u201d and \u201creluctant to override the ratification procedures,\u201d Congress has to work to adopt the deal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn the day that it was announced, labor leaders, business leaders, and elected officials all hailed it as a fair resolution of the dispute between the hard-working men and women of the rail freight unions and the companies in that industry,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Biden, in his statement, warned about the outcome if there is a shutdown.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cLet me be clear: a rail shutdown would devastate our economy. Without freight rail, many U.S. industries would shut down,\u201d he said, adding that union workers would be out of work, communities would struggle to get chemicals that ensure clean drinking water and farmers and ranchers would be unable to feed their livestock.<\/p>\n<p>The tentative\u00a0deal reached in September\u00a0would give union members a 14 percent raise, and workers whose pay had been frozen would get a higher wage increase and a boost in medical care. The Biden administration was largely credited at the time by both sides for stepping in to avert a strike.<\/p>\n<p>The president said that the agreement was reached in good faith by labor and management and warned against changes. He said he shares the workers\u2019 concerns about the agreement not including time to recover from illness or care for a family member, but that he is working to advance paid leave.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cSome in Congress want to modify the deal to either improve it for labor or for management. However well-intentioned, any changes would risk delay and a debilitating shutdown,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut at this critical moment for our economy, in the holiday season, we cannot let our strongly held conviction for better outcomes for workers deny workers the benefits of the bargain they reached, and hurl this nation into a devastating rail freight shutdown,\u201d he added.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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