Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announced on Monday that the House will move quickly to vote on legislation to implement a labor agreement between railroads and unions, shortly after President Joe Biden called on Congress to act quickly in order to stave off a strike that would damage the economy.
The legislation Biden is asking Congress to adopt would adopt the tentative agreement approved by labor and management negotiators in September. Some union members have voted not to ratify the bargain, raising the threat of a strike after the Dec. 9 deadline.
Pelosi stated that the House would take up the legislation while making no changes to it before voting. The legislation will then be sent to the Senate, where Pelosi hopes it earns"a strongly bipartisan vote."
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