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Looming Nationwide Railroad Strike Threatens Food Supply Chain as Union and Carriers Negotiations Stall

Bakers warn of 'devastating ripple effect' from even a temporary interruption

Looming Nationwide Railroad Strike Threatens Food Supply Chain as Union and Carriers Negotiations Stall
A Union Pacific freight train in the south of Tucson, Ariz. on Jan. 24, 2020. David Boe/AP Photo
Allan Stein
Allan Stein
9/13/2022|Updated: 9/13/2022
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The American Bakers Association (ABA) is warning of potentially severe consequences for the nation’s supply chain should thousands of union rail workers go on strike next week following stalled labor negotiations.

“Even a temporary interruption would create a devastating ripple effect,” Lee Sanders, the ABA’s senior vice president of government relations and public affairs, said in a statement to The Epoch Times.

Allan Stein
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Allan Stein is a national reporter for The Epoch Times based in Arizona.
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