File Photo: Railway workers in the U.S. /CFP
File Photo: Railway workers in the U.S. /CFP
A U.S. House committee on Thursday said it will hold a February 1 hearing on supply chain and transportation infrastructure issues that will feature trucking, railroad and union groups.
The Republican-led U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing will include the heads of the American Trucking Associations and the Association of American Railroads.
Congress in November voted to block a potentially crippling rail strike and imposed a tentative contract deal for 115,000 workers reached in September. Some unions had voted against the deal over its lack of paid sick leave.
A strike could have halted shipments of food, fuel and medicine, stranded commuters and caused dramatic harm to the U.S. economy just before the holiday season.
Source(s): Reuters