House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., announced Nov. 28 that the House will proceed this week with legislation to adopt a tentative agreement reached in September between railroad companies and rail unions after President Biden and hundreds of organizations urged action to avert a “crippling” shutdown.
The agreement, which provided a 24% pay raise for rail workers as well as improved health care benefits and medical leave, was approved by labor and management negotiators in September but has since failed to be approved by all railroad worker unions.
Biden said the Secretaries of…
