Today, we're talking about another potential railroad strike, economic ups and downs, Spotify

wrapped playlists, and other top news for Friday, December 2nd.

Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ with the pourover.

Here's the quote of the day, the sermon of your life in tough times ministers to people

more powerfully than the most eloquent speaker, Bill Bright.

Let's start with some espresso shots.

In case you missed the last few episodes of Railroad Wars, Railroad unions were set

to strike back in September.

The Biden administration negotiated a tentative deal including 24% raises.

Four of the 12 Railroad unions rejected the deal, primarily because it didn't include

paid sick leave.

A strike was reset for December 9th.

Washington, D.C. was not okay with a strike predicted to cost the economy $2 billion a day,

so President Biden asked Congress to intervene.

This week, the House passed a bill that requires unions to accept the Biden administration's

negotiated deal, and yesterday the Senate signed off, averting the strike.

A separate measure adding seven days of paid sick time to the deal did not pass the Senate.

Business groups celebrated the news while the unions criticized Congress for taking power

away from workers.

Jesus showed compassion when people expected rejection, gentleness when people expected

anger, and love when people expected hate.

Whether you're negotiating massive union deals or negotiating eating vegetables with

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