Business and government officials have been preparing for a potential nationwide rail strike at the end of this week while talks carry on between the largest U.S. freight railroads and their unions. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - President Joe Biden said today that a tentative rail
labor agreement has been reached averting a potential strike that would
have affected train commuters and supply chains throughout San Diego.Amtrak was bracing for potential large-scale disruptions in service
because of the looming nationwide rail strike that was set to begin at midnight
Friday.In a statement released Thursday, Biden said the agreement is "an
important win for our economy and the American people. It is a win for tens of
thousands of rail workers who worked tirelessly through the pandemic to ensure
that America*s families and communities got deliveries of what have kept us
going during these difficult years."Several unions representing tens of thousands of rail workers were at
an imp
