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Freight train cars sit in a Norfolk Southern rail yard on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, in Atlanta. 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. (AP Photo/Danny Karnik)

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Rail workers win key concessions in deal to prevent strike
By JOSH FUNK - AP Business Writer
Thu,09/15/22-8:52AM , 92 Reads
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Here’s what’s in the tentative agreement that railroad unions secured to prevent a potential freight railroad strike.
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A worker boards a locomotive at a BNSF rail yard Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, in Kansas City, Kan. Business and government officials are preparing for a potential nationwide rail strike at the end of this week while talks carry on between the largest U.S. freight railroads and their unions. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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1 rail union rejects deal, 2 accept ahead of strike deadline
By JOSH FUNK - AP Business Writer
Wed,09/14/22-12:26PM , 128 Reads
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Members of one union rejected a tentative deal with the largest U.S.
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A Norfolk Southern freight train makes its way through Homestead, Pa., on April 27, 2022. Business and top officials are bracing for the possibility of a nationwide rail strike Friday, Sept. 16, 2022, while talks continue between the nation's largest freight railroads and their unions. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

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One union rejects deal days ahead of rail strike deadline
By JOSH FUNK - AP Business Writer
Wed,09/14/22-12:26PM , 680 Reads
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Members of one union rejected a tentative deal with the largest U.S. freight railroads Wednesday while three other unions remained at the bargaining table just days ahead of a strike deadline, threatening to intensify snarls in the nation's supply chain that have contributed to rising prices.
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A BNSF railroad train hauling carloads of coal from the Powder River Basin of Montana and Wyoming is seen east of Hardin, Mont., on July 15, 2020. Business and top officials are bracing for the possibility of a nationwide rail strike on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022, while talks continue between the nation's largest freight railroads and their unions. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)

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Businesses, White House plan for possible rail strike Friday
By JOSH FUNK - AP Business Writer
Tue,09/13/22-6:08PM , 76 Reads
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Business and government officials are bracing for the possibility of a nationwide rail strike at the end of this week while talks carry on between the largest U.S. freight railroads and their unions.
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