Joe Biden prevented a railroad workers strike from occurring.
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Behind the BastardsOct 3, 2026
Multiple sources show Biden brokered a tentative rail labor deal in September 2022 that averted a strike, then pushed Congress to impose the deal, and he signed the bill on December 2, 2022, which ended the threat of a rail strike.
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… They just haven't done it yet. I've gotta say, though, if a potentially paradigm shifting nationwide strike was actually in the works, chances are that Facebook wouldn't be the first place you'd hear about it. Remember when Joe Biden killed off the railroad workers strike before it even had a chance to start? The corporate media was flooded for weeks with stories and statements justifying that debacle and inadvertently showed how powerful that kind of action could be. This might not be legit. …
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Supports. Biden announced a tentative agreement between railroads and unions in September 2022 that averted a nationwide strike that had been scheduled for that Friday.[3][4]
Supports. After some unions rejected the deal, Biden asked Congress to impose the settlement to avert a strike, and the House passed the enforcing legislation on November 30, 2022.[1][2]
Supports. Biden signed a bill on December 2, 2022 that binds rail companies and workers to the settlement and ended the threat of a possible rail strike.[5]
Context. Politico and AP reporting describe the administration's reasoning that a strike would endanger the economy and health and safety, and that a possible Republican-led House could impose a less labor-friendly deal.[6][7]
Sources
7 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 3 not rated, 2 tier 2
- 1Railroad unions decry Biden's plan to block possible strike | AP Newsapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2The Rail Strike, Explainedtruthorfiction.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3Biden says a tentative railway labor deal has been reached, averting a strikectpublic.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Biden: Rail Strike Averted Is 'Big Win For America' - Scripps Newsscrippsnews.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Biden Signs Bill Enforcing Agreement to Avoid Rail Strikenbcchicago.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Inside Biden’s decision to halt a rail strikepolitico.com · tier 2 · cited for: context
- 7Why Congress is intervening in a labor dispute between ...pbs.org · tier 2 · cited for: context
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