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The dispute in the rail freight sector in the second half of 2022 surrounding the renewal of the sector-wide collective bargaining agreement, revolved not only around wages but also, and in particular, working conditions (including paid sick leave). The dispute took a peculiar turn owing to collective bargaining in the sector being governed by the Railway Labor Act (RLA). Pursuant to this act, dating back to 1926, given the impasse in negotiations and federal mediation of the dispute, President Joe Biden decided to call on Congress to intervene, amounting to a de facto denial of the right to strike for a number of unionized workers in the sector.