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1 big thing

A major rail strike is back on the table

1 big thing

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🗓️ 23 November 2022

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

A U.S. rail strike could hit as soon as December, and just about every part of the economy would feel it. An influential railroad worker union this week rejected a deal that President Biden had brokered back in September, making a strike once again look possible. And this time, it comes just as the holidays are upon us. And, student loan borrowers get another extension. Plus, reframing tomorrow as Thankstaking. Guests: Axios' Emily Peck and Russell Contreras. Credits: Axios Today is produced by Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Alexandra Botti, Lydia McMullen-Laird, Fonda Mwangi and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at podcasts@axios.com. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893. Go Deeper: Railroad strike looms over holidays after major union rejects deal The rise of Thankstaking Student loan repayment pause extended through June 2023 by White House Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Good morning, welcome to Axios today. It's Wednesday, November 23rd. I'm Nailibutu. Here's

0:39.6

what's on the show. Student loan borrowers get another extension. Plus, reframing tomorrow

0:45.4

as things take you. But first, a major rail strike is back on the table. That's today's

0:51.8

one big thing.

0:58.0

A major U.S. rail strike could hit as soon as December, and just about every part of the

1:03.4

economy would feel it. In Influential Railroad Worker Union this week, rejected a deal

1:08.5

that President Biden had brokered back in September. Making a strike once again look possible

1:13.8

in this time, it comes just as the holidays are approaching. Axios' Emily Pack is here

1:19.6

to catch us up quick on this. Hey, Emily! Hey, Nailibutu. Can you just remind us what

1:25.6

the main things these rail workers are asking for? What's the sticking point here?

1:31.4

Yeah, it is a bit deja vu all over again. We were talking about this in September. The

1:36.4

White House brokered a deal. It was very dramatic. The deal is pretty good in that there's decent

1:42.0

pay raises for these 100,000 or so workers. Everyone seems okay with that. The sticking

1:47.0

point is paid sick leave. These railroad workers can't take a paid sick day, and that is why

1:53.4

they've rejected the deal. I spoke to someone Tuesday who said, I want paid sick leave. I'm

1:59.1

not agreeing to a deal that doesn't have it, and that's just the bottom line. I'm not

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