Biden creates board to resolve disputes between freight rail carriers and unions

07/15/2022

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2022.07.15 22:47

Biden creates board to resolve disputes between freight rail carriers and unions
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks regarding the East Jerusalem Hospital Network (EJHN), at Augusta Victoria Hospital, in Jerusalem, July 15, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order creating an emergency board to help resolve disputes between major freight rail carriers and their unions.

The order came ahead of a deadline next week to intervene in nationwide U.S. railroad labor talks covering 115,000 workers, or open the door to a potential strike or lockout that could threaten an already-fragile economy and choke supplies of food and fuel.

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07/15/2022

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