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The House voted to impose a tentative agreement to avert a rail strike, then voted to give workers seven days paid sick leave.

EThamPhoto/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The House on Wednesday is set to vote on legislation aimed at averting a strike by the nation's railway workers, Speaker Nancy Pelosi has announced, reluctantly intervening in a labor dispute with wide-ranging economic and political implications. First, the House will consider legislation to adopt the tentative deal between the rail companies and employees reached in September and brokered by the White House. A second, separate vote -- aimed at address...

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(WASHINGTON) -- The House on Wednesday voted to block a strike by the nation's railway workers, intervening in a labor dispute with wide-ranging economic and political implications. The House voted 290-137 to adopt the tentative deal between the rail companies and employees reached in September and brokered by the White House. A second, separate vote

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