Retailers to Biden: Get involved in rail labor dispute

(Source: Progressive Railroading, July 7, 2022)

A growing list of businesses are letting President Joe Biden know they’re worried about the current stalemate in major freight railroads’ labor negotiations and the impact a potential rail strike would have on the economy. The National Retail Federation is the latest association to urge Biden to establish a Presidential Emergency Board (PEB) for the Class Is and major rail unions to resolve their differences in negotiating a new labor contract.

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