China News Service, November 29 (Xinhua) According to Reuters, US President Biden called on Congress on the 28th to intervene urgently to avoid strikes by railroad workers, and warned that a strike by railroad workers would have a disastrous impact on the US economy.

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　　According to reports, Biden asked Congress to pass the preliminary agreement finalized by freight railroad companies and employees in September.

"No revisions or delays are required -- to avoid a more severe fallout from a nationwide rail shutdown," Biden said.

"(If railroad workers go on strike), as many as 765,000 Americans could lose their jobs in the first two weeks alone."

　　On the 28th, more than 400 groups called on the US Congress to intervene in the deadlock of the railroad labor strike.

Disruptions to rail traffic could stall 30 percent of U.S. freight and trigger a cascade of transportation problems affecting energy, agriculture, manufacturing, healthcare and retail, costing the U.S. economy as much as $2 billion a day.

　　"A rail shutdown will destroy our economy," Biden said.

"Without freight rail, many American industries would be closed...Communities may not have access to clean drinking water, and farms and ranches across the country may not be able to feed their livestock."

　　Biden said Congress "should put politics and partisan differences aside to serve the American people. Congress should have this bill on my desk by Dec. 9 so chaos can be avoided."

　　"Congressional action to prevent railroad shutdowns in this manner is appropriate ... no one benefits from railroad shutdowns -- neither our customers, railroad workers, nor the American economy," the ARA said.

　　The president's emergency committee had previously released a preliminary agreement between major railroads and a dozen unions representing 115,000 workers, it is reported.

The agreement includes a 24% increase in salaries for railroad employees and a $1,000 annual subsidy for five years from 2020 to 2024.

The tentative deal needs to be ratified by 12 union members, but four union groups say they don't support it.

　　Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Congress would begin legislation this week "to prevent a catastrophic national rail strike that would bring our economy to a standstill."