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In today's episode, we wrap up our discussion of the threatened rail strike in the United States. How did Congress and the Biden Administration respond, and why? Then we look at how the Relief Valve could have been used to avert this crisis in a more favorable way for the rail workers.

Sources:
https://apnews.com/article/business-economy-strikes-congress-government-and-politics-055609b54cfd5d21de0f42fccddff22b
https://newrepublic.com/post/169262/musk-suspends-kanye-west-twitter-again-this-time-nazi
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-reaches-deal-vote-avert-rail-strike-rcna59600
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/117-2022/h490
https://news.yahoo.com/house-votes-impose-union-contract-182135676.html
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/117-2022/h491
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/12/12/chamber-of-commerce-brags-about-blocking-sick-days-for-railroad-workers/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway_Labor_Act#Constitutionality

In today's episode I discuss the (potentially cancelled) rail strike. Who were the workers that threatened to strike, and why were they doing so? What did the contract Congress forced on them grant, and what did it leave out?

Sources:
https://www.aar.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/AAR-Rail-Shutdown-Report-September-2022.pdf
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/30/us-rail-strike-congress-house-senate-union-sick-leave
https://www.statista.com/statistics/553288/ridership-north-america-amtrak/
https://www.nationalreview.com/2022/09/two-largest-freight-rail-unions-still-holding-out/
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/01/rail-unions-warn-of-election-consequences-with-labor-deal-in-senate-.html