Senate votes to avert a railroad strike, sending agreement to Joe Biden’s desk
The Senate voted 80-15 to avoid a railroad strike by voting to pass an agreement President Joe Biden negotiated right before the holiday season, but voted against granting railroad workers seven days of paid sick leave.
The vote comes after the House passed the agreement on Wednesday after Mr Biden had requested Congress to intervene to prevent a strike.
Mr Biden had announced a tentative agreement between railroad unions and railroad companies back in September. But four of the 12 unions involved rejected the deal since they wanted to have seven days of paid sick leave.
