Looming Railroad Strike Could Cripple American Economy
Unless all parties can come to an agreement by next week’s deadline, a railroad strike that would touch on every corner of the U.S. economy seems imminent.
If it seems like more and more unionized American workers are on strike or threatening to strike of late, it’s because they are, and it soon could get worse.
Schoolchildren in Seattle were locked out of class for the third day Friday because teachers there are on strike. Nursing home workers in Pennsylvania are on strike, as are faculty members at Eastern Michigan University. Hotel workers in Hollywood, therapists in Hawaii, and nurses in Michigan are all on strike.
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