# Senate clears bill to impose rail contract, block strike | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> The Senate cleared the House-passed bill 80-15 to impose the rail contract and block a strike, after rejecting a paid sick leave add-on. Farm groups had warned a shutdown would hit agricultural shipping amid drought-related barge rate increases on the Mississippi.

- Date: 2022-12-01 · published 2022-12-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/38254-senate-clears-bill-to-impose-rail-contract-block-strike-agri-pulse
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Ending the strike threat avoids a rail disruption that would have compounded high barge rates from low river levels, supporting freight costs and grain movement for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- BARGE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-09-15 | [Railroads reach labor deal, avoid potentially crippling strike \| 2022-09-15 \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39624-railroads-reach-labor-deal-avoid-potentially-crippling-strike-2022-09-15-agri.md) | -2.0% | -2.3% |
| CORN | 2018-09-27 | [Strike action grounds ports, rail operations as congestion surcharge looms](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63042-strike-action-grounds-ports-rail-operations-as-congestion-surcharge-looms.md) | -0.5% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2018-05-29 | [Richardson International leadership wants feds to bring in back-to-work legislation as CP rail strike looms \| CBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65036-richardson-international-leadership-wants-feds-to-bring-in-back-to-work.md) | -3.7% | -9.3% |
| CORN | 2022-07-21 | [Biden Blocks Rail Strike, Appoints Emergency Board \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40493-biden-blocks-rail-strike-appoints-emergency-board-feed-and-grain.md) | -5.2% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2025-12-08 | [Strike at Dagon Silos in Haifa • 330 tons of grains stuck • Real danger to food security in Israel - Haifa News Corporation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21508-strike-at-dagon-silos-in-haifa-330-tons-of-grains-stuck-real-danger-to-food.md) | -1.0% | +0.0% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/18572-senate-clears-bill-to-impose-rail-contract-block-strike

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