VOA News | Monday, November 21, 2022 
US Supply Chain Under Threat as Unions, Railroads Clash

OMAHA, Nebraska — Railroad engineers accepted their deal with the railroads that will deliver 24% raises but conductors rejected theirs, threatening the health of the economy just before the holidays and casting more doubt on whether the industry will be able to resolve the labor dispute before next month’s deadline without the help of Congress. Even the threat of a work stoppage could tangle the nation’s supply chain as railroads will freeze shipments of chemicals and other goods that could create hazards if disrupted midway to their destination. A split vote Monday from the two biggest railroad unions follows the rejection by three other unions of their deals with the railroads that the Biden…Read more