Update to House Passes Rail Labor Agreement And Separate Paid Sick Leave Bill. The Hill reports, Senate votes to avert costly rail strike: The Senate voted Thursday to avert a costly nationwide rail strike next week that lawmakers in both parties worried would shut down much of the economy and further add to inflation. Senators … Read more
With inflation hitting all-time highs and consumers struggling to afford the basics like rent and groceries, it is encouraging to see that some members of Congress are putting us at the top of their agendas. Congress recently passed the Inflation Reduction Act, just one of the policies coming out of Washington that gives our communities … Read more
Update to President Biden Calls On Congress To Impose Agreement Between Railroad Workers And Operators. The Hill reports, House votes to avert rail strike, provide workers paid sick leave: The House passed a bill on Wednesday to avert a railway strike, taking the first major step in avoiding a walkout of workers that would have … Read more
On October 13, the City of Phoenix concluded a partnership agreement with Kando, an Israeli wastewater intelligence company, that has subsidiaries and customers in the United States and around the world, on a six-month pilot program to help the fifth-largest city in the country better detect contaminating events, through its software data platform, in the … Read more
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