Rail strike would devastate the economy, Prof. John Kincaid tells local news outlet Twitter
John Kincaid, Robert B. and Helen S. Meyner Professor of Government and Public Service, was quoted in a Nov. 30 WFMZ-69 News report about the federal legislative action taken to avert a nationwide rail strike.
By a 290 to 137 bipartisan vote, the U.S. House of Representatives on Nov. 30, at the urging of President Biden, voted to approve legislation that imposes a labor agreement between rail companies and their employees, heading off a strike that would have likely affected supply chains heading into the holiday season.
“A railroad strike would have a devastating impact on the economy and that would have much more political blowback,” Kincaid told WFMZ-69 News, noting that the federal government has a long history of regulating the railroad industry.