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    Commentary: No rail strike for now, but workers aren’t done fighting

    With just days left to cut a deal, the threat of strike by some 115,000 railroad workers has been averted — for now. White House officials announced Thursday morning that they had reached a tentative deal between railroad workers and freight rail companies. The workers’ demands include sick days, and the new agreement reportedly enables them to take unpaid days for medical care without being ...
    by Nelson Lichtenstein, Los Angeles Times Sep 17, 2022 3 minutes
    Passengers wait to board a train at Union Station in downtown Los Angeles.

    With just days left to cut a deal, the threat of strike by some 115,000 railroad workers has been averted — for now.

    White House officials announced Thursday morning that they had reached a tentative deal between railroad workers and freight rail companies. The workers’ demands include sick days, and the new agreement reportedly enables them to take unpaid days for medical care without being punished, also granting a 24% wage increase over five years.

    The unions still have to vote on the deal but have agreed

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