Biden Asks Congress to Force Rail Deal Over Union Objections
- White House signals it won’t allow a strike to cripple economy
- Pelosi says US House will take up legislation this week
A freight train parks in Worthville, Kentucky.
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President Joe Biden and Speaker Nancy Pelosi are moving to prevent a looming shutdown of the nation’s freight railroads with the House preparing to take up legislation this week to impose a settlement over the objections of some unions.
Biden said in a statement Monday that lawmakers should “immediately” codify the agreement he helped broker in September between unions and railroads “without any modifications or delay,” after some labor groups voted to reject it.