…disagreements among Democrats had spilled into public view even as a path to compromise in the Senate emerged. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sought to corral Democrats at the last minute…
…comes days after President Joe Biden called on Congress to pass legislation adopting the tentative agreement without changes, prompting outrage from workers, unions and some progressive lawmakers. If the Senate…
…the deal between the rail companies and employees that was negotiated by the White House and 221-207 for the sick leave — a key provision in addressing progressive Democrats’ concerns…
…as soon as this week. The bill, passed Wednesday on a 290-137 bipartisan vote, would impose a labor agreement hammered out by rail companies, labor leaders and the Biden administration…
…it 221-207. The votes come just two days after President Joe Biden urged congressional intervention, saying a resolution was not possible at the bargaining table. The president warned that “a…
Reported by Jules Roscoe for Vice. Workers’ unions—one of President Biden’s most important voting blocs—are furious that he and Democrats in Congress have sold out freight rail workers by forcing…
…well ahead of the Dec. 9 deadline. Pelosi’s promise of action came a day after Biden called for congressional action to prevent a strike [see “Biden calls on Congress …,”…
…urging comes a little more than two months after a rail strike was deterred after a temporary agreement was reached between railroad unions and freight rail companies. In a statement…
…vote for a contract is denied to the union membership. It is also a violation of the core democratic nature of unions and the membership’s right to vote. Let’s be…
…Mr. Biden had struck. “They demand the basic dignity of paid sick days. I stand with them,” Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democrat of New York, said on Twitter. “If Congress intervenes,…