The Relief Valve: How to Move America Forward

Check Valve - Rail Strike (Part 1)

• Daniel Anthony • Season 1 • Episode 14

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In today's episode I discuss the (potentially cancelled) rail strike. Who were the workers that threatened to strike, and why were they doing so? What did the contract Congress forced on them grant, and what did it leave out?

Sources:
https://www.aar.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/AAR-Rail-Shutdown-Report-September-2022.pdf
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/30/us-rail-strike-congress-house-senate-union-sick-leave
https://www.statista.com/statistics/553288/ridership-north-america-amtrak/
https://www.nationalreview.com/2022/09/two-largest-freight-rail-unions-still-holding-out/
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/01/rail-unions-warn-of-election-consequences-with-labor-deal-in-senate-.html