Rail workers won’t strike, but some passenger rail is interrupted

Rail workers reached a tentative agreement concerning scheduling and pay.

An Amtrak passenger train departs Chicago in the early evening headed south Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, in Chicago. President Joe Biden said Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, that a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached, averting a potentially devastating strike before the pivotal midterm elections.
An Amtrak passenger train departs Chicago in the early evening headed south Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, in Chicago. President Joe Biden said Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, that a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached, averting a potentially devastating strike before the pivotal midterm elections. Charles Rex Arbogast / Associated Press
An Amtrak passenger train departs Chicago in the early evening headed south Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, in Chicago. President Joe Biden said Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, that a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached, averting a potentially devastating strike before the pivotal midterm elections.
An Amtrak passenger train departs Chicago in the early evening headed south Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, in Chicago. President Joe Biden said Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, that a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached, averting a potentially devastating strike before the pivotal midterm elections. Charles Rex Arbogast / Associated Press

Rail workers won’t strike, but some passenger rail is interrupted

Rail workers reached a tentative agreement concerning scheduling and pay.

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Hours before a strike planned for this morning, United Rail Unions, an umbrella organization of labor unions, reached a tentative agreement with the federal government. The agreement includes more time off and an immediate increase in pay to keep up with inflation.

Reset checks in with an NPR reporter who’s covering how passenger rail has been affected by the planned strike.

GUEST: Andrea Hsu, labor and workplace reporter, NPR