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US president Biden stepped in at the eleventh hour to avert a work stoppage that could paralyse the severely strained rail system.

With the possibility of industrial action as early as today (18 July), he signed an executive order on Friday for a board of arbitrators to seek a solution to the railway contract dispute simmering since January 2020.

During the 60 days given to the board to develop a compromise, no industrial action can happen.

“I have been notified by the National ...

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