About 116,000 railroad workers could strike if a deal is not reached by Friday. Railroad carriers are threatening to close supply lines to force a deal.
vowed in a speech last September to be the most"pro-union president leading the most pro-union administration in American history."
On Monday, two of the nation's top railroad unions—BLET and SMART TD —told CNBC they would refuse to accept any deal with their members' railroad carriers unless quality-of-life issues like vacation, sick days and attendance policies were addressed. A BNSF freight train with 76 container cars and FedEx freight trailers travels from Seattle to points east on August 23, 2021, in Livingston, Montana. Several of the nation's top railroad unions appear poised to strike at the end of the week.But a failure to reach a deal also symbolizes the lengths to which many railroad workers have been pushed amid persistent downsizing efforts by the railways, which have reduced crew sizes on numerous lines around the country to bolster profit margins.
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