Railroad Workers Protest Joe Biden’s Interference In Fight For Their Rights
As the date for a possible national railroad strike nears, President Joe Biden stepped in this week to force a contract on the railroad workers.
On Monday, November 28, the While House released this statement, which begins with:
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 crippling national rail shutdown.
After some encouraging words from progressives Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Jamaal Bowman on Tuesday, Lauren K. Gurley reported today that the Congressional Progressive Caucus intends to fall in step behind President Biden. The pushback by railroad workers and their supporters was swift.