ROUNDUP: Here Comes a Rail Strike?

RAIL UNION REJECTS BIDEN DEAL: The possibility of a national rail strike is looming once again after members of the 12,000-strong Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees, a division of the Teamsters representing rail maintenance workers, voted yesterday to reject a contract agreement brokered by the White House. Read more.

L.A. OFFICIALS OUT AMID RACISM SCANDAL: Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez stepped down, and the city’s top union boss, Los Angeles Labor Federation President Ron Herrera, resigned yesterday on the heels of a scandal sparked by leaked audio of the Latino leaders making racist remarks during a private conversation about redistricting last year. Read more.