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
The Hill reports, The Hill’s Morning Report — Democrats aim big before GOP takes over House: Democrats who control both the House and Senate have ambitious to-do lists before Congress adjourns this year. What they lack are bipartisan agreements and commitments inside their party about what can or should get to President Biden’s desk in … Read more
Update to Pro-Labor President Biden Steps In And Averts A National Rail Strike (Sep. 2022). Eight of the Twelve rail unions have approved the compromise contract,, but four unions have rejected the terms. If even one continues to reject the deal after further negotiations, it could mean a full-scale rail strike will start as soon … Read more