From WSJopinion: The consequences of a railroad strike were damaging enough to break through ideology. If Biden wants to help his sagging approval rating, the same principle applies elsewhere.
Biden says help is coming, but will it arrive in time for Christmas? Photo: Kena Betancur/Getty ImagesA looming national rail strike next week will be narrowly averted, after the Senate voted 80-15 on Thursday to impose a bargaining agreement on intransigent unions. Brokered by the Biden Administration, the deal includes an extra paid day off, along with a 24% pay raise through 2024. Eight of the 12 rail unions ratified it, but four voted it down.
After President Biden called on Congress to impose the agreement, the House voted to do so Wednesday. But progressives also insisted on passing a second measure to rewrite the deal and add seven paid sick days. That failed in the Senate, 52-43.
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