News / US railways move to rev up operations after deal, but labour yet to agree

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Amid broad relief that a crippling strike had been averted at the eleventh hour, US Class I railways moved to ramp up their operations again. For now industrial action is off the cards, but it is not clear if labour groups may decide to call a strike owing to dissatisfaction of their members with deals agreed earlier.

A 20-hour marathon of negotiations – with heavy involvement from the administration, including a call by President Biden urging all parties to avoid the ...