{"id":519504,"date":"2022-12-02T00:09:50","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T21:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/senate-moves-to-avert-rail-strike-amid-dire-warnings\/"},"modified":"2022-12-02T00:09:50","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T21:09:50","slug":"senate-moves-to-avert-rail-strike-amid-dire-warnings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/senate-moves-to-avert-rail-strike-amid-dire-warnings\/","title":{"rendered":"#Senate moves to avert rail strike amid dire warnings"},"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-6a42c9dcdaece\" 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-6a42c9dcdaece\" 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\/senate-moves-to-avert-rail-strike-amid-dire-warnings\/#Senate_moves_to_avert_rail_strike_amid_dire_warnings\" >Senate moves to avert rail strike amid dire warnings<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Senate_moves_to_avert_rail_strike_amid_dire_warnings\"><\/span>Senate moves to avert rail strike amid dire warnings<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 The Senate moved quickly Thursday to avert a rail strike that the Biden administration and business leaders warned would have had devastating consequences for the nation&#8217;s economy.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate passed a bill to bind rail companies and workers to a proposed settlement that was reached between the rail companies and union leaders in September. That settlement had been rejected by some of the 12 unions involved, creating the possibility of a strike beginning Dec. 9.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate vote was 80-15. It came one day after the House <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/business-economy-strikes-congress-government-and-politics-055609b54cfd5d21de0f42fccddff22b\" data-ylk=\"slk:voted\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">voted<\/a> to impose the agreement. The measure now goes to President Joe Biden&#8217;s desk for his signature.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very glad that the two sides got together to avoid a shutdown, which would have been devastating for the American people, to the American economy and so many workers across the country,\u201d Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>Schumer spoke as Labor Secretary Marty Walsh and Transportation Secretary <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/pete-buttigieg\" data-ylk=\"slk:Pete Buttigieg\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Pete Buttigieg<\/a> emphasized to Democratic senators that rail companies would begin shutting down operations well before a potential strike would begin. The administration wanted the bill on Biden&#8217;s desk by the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly before Thursday&#8217;s votes, Biden \u2014 who had urged Congress to intervene earlier this week \u2014 defended the contract that four of the unions had rejected, noting the wage increases it contains.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI negotiated a contract no one else could negotiate,\u201d Biden said at a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> briefing with French President Emmanuel Macron. \u201cWhat was negotiated was so much better than anything they ever had.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Critics say the contract that did not receive backing from enough union members lacked sufficient levels of paid leave for rail workers. Biden said he wants paid leave for \u201ceverybody\u201d so that it wouldn\u2019t have to be negotiated in employment contracts, but Republican lawmakers have blocked measures to require time off work for medical and family reasons. The U.S. president said that Congress should now impose the contract to avoid a strike that Biden said could cause 750,000 job losses and a recession.<\/p>\n<p>Railways say that halting rail service would cause a devastating $2 billion-per-day hit to the economy. A freight rail strike also would have a big potential impact on passenger rail, with Amtrak and many commuter railroads relying on tracks owned by the freight railroads.<\/p>\n<p>The rail companies and 12 unions have been engaged in high-stakes negotiations. The Biden administration <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/biden-economy-strikes-congress-94089be6a4f469444da99fec9dde1b3e\" data-ylk=\"slk:helped broker deals\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">helped broker deals<\/a> between the railroads and union leaders in September, but four of the unions rejected the deals. Eight others <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 five-year deals and are getting back pay for their workers for the 24% raises that are retroactive to 2020.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, with a Dec. 9 strike looming, Biden called on Congress to impose the tentative agreement reached in September. Congress has <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/biden-economy-business-strikes-congress-34e0ccd4b29b55bf8bd3844eb03b5bed\" data-ylk=\"slk:the authority to do so\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">the authority to do so<\/a> and has enacted legislation in the past to delay or prohibit railway and airline strikes. But most lawmakers would prefer the parties work out their differences on their own.<\/p>\n<p>The intervention was particularly difficult for Democratic lawmakers who traditionally align themselves with the politically powerful labor unions that criticized Biden\u2019s move to intervene in the contract dispute and block a strike.<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., responded to that concern by holding a second vote Wednesday on a bill that would add seven days of paid sick leave per year for rail workers covered under the agreement. The call for paid sick leave was a major sticking point in the talks along with other quality-of-life concerns. The railroads say the unions have agreed in negotiations over the decades to forgo paid sick time in favor of higher wages and strong short-term disability benefits.<\/p>\n<p>The unions maintain that railroads can easily afford to add paid sick time when they are recording record profits. Several of the big railroads involved in these contract talks reported more than $1 billion profit in the third quarter.<\/p>\n<p>The House passed the legislation enacting September&#8217;s labor agreement with broad bipartisan support. A second measure adding seven paid sick days for rail workers passed on a mostly party-line vote in the House, but it fell eight votes short of a 60-vote threshold needed for passage in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>____<\/p>\n<p>Associated Press staff writer Josh Boak contributed to this report. 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