The U.S. House passed a joint resolution that would force 12 rail labor unions to adopt a tentative agreement brokered this fall by the Biden administration, reducing the chances of a Dec. 9 nationwide strike. It now heads to the Senate, where rules require 60 votes for the resolution to pass. “Without the certainty of a final vote to avoid a shutdown this week, railroads will begin to halt the movement of critical materials like chemicals to clean our drinking water as soon as this weekend,” said President Joe Biden. READ MORE