Contractors and construction materials suppliers are calling on the U.S. Senate to pass an emergency bill that cleared the House of Representatives on Nov. 30 that would impose a tentative agreement reached by freight rail companies and labor unions brokered in September by the Biden administration, to head off a possible Dec. 9 strike.
Despite progress on Capitol Hill, industry groups are still jittery about possible interruptions to the flow of construction materials and other frieight across the country.
