WASHINGTON (AP) – Legislation to avert what could have been an economically ruinous freight rail strike won final approval in Congress on Thursday. The Senate passed a bill to bind rail companies and workers to a proposed settlement reached in September that had been rejected by four of the 12 unions involved, creating the possibility of a strike beginning Dec. 9. Union groups were unhappy with the final result, after Republicans blocked paid sick leave. The measure now goes to Biden’s desk for his signature, averting a strike that could’ve cost 750,000 jobs and created a recession.
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