President Biden Calls On Congress To Impose Agreement Between Railroad Workers And Operators

Update to Rail Unions Threaten Rail Strike On December 5, Congress May Intervene. On Monday, President Biden issued a Statement on Averting a Rail Shutdown: I am calling on Congress to pass legislation immediately to adopt the Tentative Agreement between railroad workers and operators – without any modifications or delay – to avert a potentially … Read more

Pro-Labor President Biden Steps In And Averts A National Rail Strike

The Associated Press reports, Biden: Tentative railway labor deal reached, averting strike: President Joe Biden said Thursday that a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached, averting a strike that could have been devastating to the economy before the pivotal midterm elections. Railroads and union representatives had been in negotiations for 20 hours at the … Read more

Sorry Media, This ‘Weird Economy’ Is Not In A Recession

Real gross domestic product (GDP) had a second consecutive negative quarter and government data showed it down -0.9 percent. This was actually an improvement over the first quarter, which was down at -1.6 percent. But since it marks the second consecutive quarter of negative GDP, it meets the commonly held definition of a recession in … Read more

Sen. Mark Kelly Supports ‘The Overall Goals’ Of The PRO Act

There are three Democratic Senators who have not yet fully committed to the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, which would make improvements to union organizing rights, and end free rider so-called “right to work” laws: Sen. Mark Warner (VA), and Arizona’s Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly. Senator Mark Kelly now appears to be … Read more

The AFL-CIO is bringing pressure to bear on Arizona’s senators to support the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act

The AFL-CIO is bringing pressure to bear on Arizona’s senators to support the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. Huffington Post reports, Organized Labor Puts Heat On Democratic Holdouts To Support PRO Act: The AFL-CIO labor federation says it’s spending seven figures on television and radio ads aimed at bolstering Senate support for the … Read more