# Emergency Board Recommends Pay Increases to Keep Grain Trains Moving | Feed & Grain

> On August 16 a Presidential Emergency Board sent President Biden recommendations for resolving the contract dispute between US freight railroads and their unions. The proposals include a 24% compounded wage increase over five years, service-recognition bonuses, and changes to healthcare contributions. The Railway Labor Act now imposes a 30-day cooling-off period before strikes or lockouts are allowed.

- Date: 2022-08-18 · published 2022-08-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40070-emergency-board-recommends-pay-increases-to-keep-grain-trains-moving-feed-and
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

A possible rail stoppage during harvest could delay grain and feed movements from the Midwest, widening origin cash discounts and raising feed delivery risk for buyers. The risk premium on delivered feed grains may rise until a deal is reached.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-06-18 | [Grain shipping routes see costs increase \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19021-grain-shipping-routes-see-costs-increase-feed-and-grain.md) | -0.9% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2026-05-22 | [Grain transport costs to Mexico rise in Q1 \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16361-grain-transport-costs-to-mexico-rise-in-q1-feed-and-grain.md) | -2.2% | -8.0% |
| CORN | 2020-10-02 | [Barge Freight Starting to Ease on Mississippi, Illinois Rivers \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50543-barge-freight-starting-to-ease-on-mississippi-illinois-rivers-feed-and-grain.md) | -1.1% | +5.3% |
| CORN | 2021-01-07 | [Argentine Grains Inspectors End Strike \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49137-argentine-grains-inspectors-end-strike-feed-and-grain.md) | +5.6% | +13.4% |
| CORN | 2021-02-18 | [Snow & Ice Storms Interrupt Grain Barge Movements \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48528-snow-and-ice-storms-interrupt-grain-barge-movements-feed-and-grain.md) | +0.8% | -4.4% |
| SOY | 2026-06-18 | [Grain shipping routes see costs increase \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19021-grain-shipping-routes-see-costs-increase-feed-and-grain.md) | +0.4% | +7.5% |
| SOY | 2020-12-28 | [Argentina Calls Meeting to End Grains Port Strike \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49667-argentina-calls-meeting-to-end-grains-port-strike-feed-and-grain.md) | +4.2% | +8.4% |
| SOY | 2026-05-22 | [Grain transport costs to Mexico rise in Q1 \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16361-grain-transport-costs-to-mexico-rise-in-q1-feed-and-grain.md) | -0.8% | -5.6% |

## Sources

- feedandgrain.com: https://www.feedandgrain.com/grain-supply-chain/news/15384899/emergency-board-recommends-pay-increases-to-keep-grain-trains-moving

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