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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Business
Dominic Rushe and agencies

Biden asks US Congress to block railroad strike that could ‘devastate economy’

A locomotive passes containers at a rail yard
Containers are stored and stacked on trains at a rail yard in Los Angeles, California, on 22 November. Photograph: Étienne Laurent/EPA

Joe Biden called on Congress to intervene and block a railroad strike before next month’s deadline in the stalled contract talks, saying a strike would “devastate our economy”.

Biden’s move comes as business groups have warned that the looming strike would hit just before the holiday season and worsen the US’s inflation problems.

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