Alaska Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola said she wants to see paid sick leave for rail workers before she could support the Biden administration’s attempts to block a freight rail strike set to begin Dec. 9.
“The rail industry must put the quality of life of their employees over profits. I stand with rail workers,” Tlaib said on Twitter.
Earlier in the day, Peltola spokesman Josh Wilson said that the representative was in communication with Alaska unions to “hear their concerns firsthand” and inform her vote. The potential strike isn’t expected to impact operations at the Alaska Railroad. But Christy Terry, director of external affairs for the Alaska Railroad, noted that if there is a strike in the Lower 48, there could be disruptions to rail cars that interchange between Alaska and Washington state, which carry commercial goods and could impact mining and oil projects in the state.
Though Peltola is currently breaking with Biden on the rail strike, during her interview with “Meet the Press,” she expressed her support for the president, calling him “a great leader.”Reporter Riley Rogerson is a full-time reporter for the ADN based in Washington, D.C. Her position is supported by Report for America, which is working to fill gaps in reporting across America and to place a new generation of journalists in community news organizations around the country.
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