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leading up to a Friday deadline. The workers wanted to be able to go to the doctor without being fired. The industry, unsurprisingly, wanted to maintain the status quo in which workers work all the time and don’t get any sick days. A strike seemed imminent—one that would surely result in shipping delays, Amtrak cancellations, and general economic mayhem.
. Negotiators reportedly worked for 20 straight hours to come to the tentative agreement, which allows railroad workers to take time off for medical appointments without facing disciplinary action, and also grants them an additional day off of work.And on Thursday morning, Joe Biden took a moment to toot his own horn. At the White House,as well as Walsh and the other members of his administration who, he said, were instrumental in helping the agreement along.
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