Summary
Railroads and labor unions reached a tentative agreement Thursday preventing a strike that would have made supply chain issues even worse. The five-year deal includes raises for workers and addresses union concerns about working conditions, time off and schedules. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh was heavily involved in the negotiations and joined the NewsHour to discuss the deal. For a transcript of the story, click here . You may also choose another story from the newscast by clicking the link below and answering the following questions:
Five Facts
- Who are some of the individuals or groups of people mentioned in the news summary?
- What stories are covered?
- Where and When do some of the stories take place?
- Why did the event(s) take place?
- How do you think the NewsHour’s producers decided which stories made it into the news summary?
Focus Questions
See, Think, Wonder : What did you notice? What did the story make you think? What story would you want to find out more about? Where would you go to learn more? Media literacy: Who else do you think should have been interviewed in the story you watched?For More
What students can do: Research a company whose workers have made efforts to unionize in recent years. Why did workers move to unionize? Was a vote to unionize held? Did it pass? Why or why not? What was management's reaction to unionization?- Starbucks
- Amazon
- Trader Joe's
- John Deere
- Chipotle
- Apple
- Tesla
- Buzzfeed
- Politico
- HelloFresh
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