mdvle Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 2 unions (representing engineers and conductors) will be able to strike Friday. As a result Amtrak has started suspending all services that operate on the freight railroads (essentially everything outside the Northeast Corridor) so they have no trains get stranded Friday. There is a lot of pressure on the US Government to prevent a strike. Amtrak story - https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/amtrak-cancels-all-long-distance-service-nationwide-over-looming-rail-strike/3865423/ Strike story - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/how-a-nationwide-rail-strike-could-impact-consumers-businesses 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdvle Posted September 16, 2022 Author Share Posted September 16, 2022 Tentative deal reached. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-62908922 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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