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| National Freight Rail Strike Averted |
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The National Carriers Conference Committee, which represents 30 freight rail carriers, reached an agreement Dec. 1 with 12 of its 13 unions to avoid a national rail strike. The strike, which could have began as early as Dec. 6, would have had a severe impact for a number of APTA commuter rail systems that run on track owned by freight railroads.
The remaining union agreed to a 60-day cooling-off period with continuing talks. This period, set to expire Feb. 8, 2012, will allow rail travel and shipping to continue unimpeded.
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee had already introduced a resolution Nov. 30 to begin the process of a congressional intervention had an agreement not been reached to prevent a shutdown. The Dec. 1 agreements and creation of the cooling-off period prevent the need for such action. |
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