(Morning News) In order to avoid the interruption of the supply chain on the weekend railway strike, the US government reached a preliminary agreement with the local railway companies and unions, including raising railway workers' salary and improving working conditions.
Comprehensive foreign news reports, the White House issued a statement on Thursday (September 15) saying: "The preliminary agreement reached tonight is an important victory for our economy and Americans ... These railway workersIt will get higher salary, improve work conditions, and feel at ease in their health care costs. "
Bayeng government officials launched a labor contract negotiations on Wednesday (14th) to ensure that the union reached an agreement with the union of 115,000 workers' friends.If an agreement is not reached before the period of Friday, railway workers may strike to paralyze a key link of the US supply chain.
The statement of the US Department of Labor said: "After 20 hours of negotiations in the Ministry of Labor, reached a preliminary agreement with the negotiating representatives of the railway company and the trade union.The demand for national economy. "
The statement also said," Our railway system is an indispensable part of the supply chain. If it is interrupted, it will have a huge impact on industries, passengers and families across the country. "
It is estimated that if the strike becomes true, the United States may face a loss of about $ 2 billion (about S $ 2.8 billion) every day.
