The Biden administration on Wednesday continued to put pressure on the railroads and unions to settle their differences.
If America's freight railroad workers strike on Friday, thousands of commuters in Chicago will have to find another way to get to work.Commuters, food producers, refineries and others could all be affected if there is a nationwide rail strike at the end of this week.
Government mediators tried to broker agreements, but that didn't work. President Joe Biden then appointed a presidential emergency board, which held hearings and issued recommendations last month that included 24% pay raises and thousands of dollars in bonuses.By federal law, the unions can't legally strike until after Friday morning, just after midnight.
The unions sought raises of 31% over the five-year term of the new contracts, while the railroads offered 17% before the emergency board's recommendations. The largest railroads endorsed the board's middle-ground proposals, and most of the unions have reached tentative agreements based on those details.
Food producers could be affected too, leading to longer-lasting effects. Agricultural groups say that even a brief strike would interrupt shipment of feed to livestock and poultry producers.Disruptions are likely because many passenger railroads operate on tracks owned by the big freight railroads.
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