Senate approves bill to avert rail strike by imposing labor deal on workers
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The Senate passed urgent legislation Thursday to impose a labor agreement between railroad unions and companies brokered by the Biden administration, preventing a strike that would have halted the shipment of up to 40% of the nation's goods just weeks before the holidays.