Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says congressional intervention is the 'best way forward' to prevent a looming rail strike that would cripple the American economy.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg talks with Fox News Digital about the threat of a nationwide rail strike and how Congress should intervene.is urging Congress to come together in a bipartisan fashion to pass legislation to prevent a looming rail strike that would cripple the American economy, calling it the"best way forward" amid stalled labor negotiations between the major freight railroads and four hold-out unions.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks during a news conference at the Memphis International Airport in Tennessee, on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022. , setting the stage for a potential gridlock in Congress that could carry on past the Dec. 9 strike deadline. Rail workers and unions are calling for additional sick days to be included into the contract.
"Just because Congress has the authority to impose a heavy-handed solution does not mean we should," said Rubio."It is wrong for the Biden Administration, which has failed to fight for workers, to ask Congress to impose a deal the workers themselves have rejected."
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