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Potential rail strike threatens the US economy
1:02:56 - 1:09:59 (07:03)
A potential strike of railroad workers could significantly impact the US economy, leading to a fear of inflation and product shortages just before the election. The rail companies are pressuring Congress to prevent the strike from occurring.
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The railway companies are pushing hard to avoid a strike because the impacts would be enormous, and a lot of people would be annoyed.
1:02:56 - 1:06:53 (03:56)
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The railway companies are pushing hard to avoid a strike because the impacts would be enormous, and a lot of people would be annoyed. The strike could cause inflation to get worse right before the election, and the issue would be the railroads, not the workers.
ChapterPotential rail strike threatens the US economy
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The potential rail worker strike impacting over 100,000 workers and causing a shutdown of parts of M-TRAC and commuter rail services during the final 30-day cooling off period after the Presidential Emergency Board recommendations have been issued.
1:06:53 - 1:09:59 (03:06)
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The potential rail worker strike impacting over 100,000 workers and causing a shutdown of parts of M-TRAC and commuter rail services during the final 30-day cooling off period after the Presidential Emergency Board recommendations have been issued. The holding out of two engineers unions has brought more attention to the situation.