BREAKING: Senate reaches deal to avert rail strike
Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen President Michael Baldwin discusses Congress' involvement to avoid a rail strike, arguing a strike is the 'last thing' the industry wants.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer Thursday announced that the Senate will vote on a bill to avoid a railroad strike, as well as a House measure giving seven days of paid sick leave to rail workers and an amendment for a cooling off period between labor and management. Schumer, D-N.Y., made the announcement after negotiations between Republicans and Democrats who aimed to avoid a strike that could be highly costly to the economy. The Senate is moving toward a potential vote on Thursday to avert a rail strike.
The votes, Schumer said, would start on the amendment for a cooling-off period. Then it will proceed to a vote on sick leave for workers and finally an underlying House-passed bill to avoid a strike.
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