Freight railroads averted a labor strike with an intervention from President Biden, but tensions between workers and employers continue to simmer
with an intervention from President Biden, but tensions between rank-and-file workers and their employers continue to simmer. Containers are piling up at terminals across the country, exacerbating delays and frustrating customers.
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