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Andrea Hsu

Largest rail union rejects contract, stoking fears of a strike

A Union Pacific freight train carries cargo along a rail line at sunset in Bosler, Wyoming, on August 13, 2022. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)

On the eve of the holiday season, workers at the heart of the supply chain are once again threatening to strike.

Four freight rail unions, with a combined membership of close to 60,000 rail workers, have voted down the five-year contract agreement brokered by the Biden administration back in September. The latest rejection came Monday from the largest of the unions, representing some 28,000 conductors, brakemen, and yardmen.

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