American Iron & Steel Institute President & CEO Mr Kevin Dempsey has sent a letter to congressional leadership urging Congress to pass legislation to ensure that our nation’s freight rail system remains fully operational. He wrote “The potential for significant disruption in the critical national rail system would have serious consequences for the domestic steel industry and the entire U.S. economy. The recent rejection of the agreement reached between the railroads and the negotiators for rail labor organizations in September has raised concerns that a harmful interruption to the rail system may occur as soon as early next week. While a voluntary agreement among all parties to the ongoing rail negotiations is clearly the best outcome, congressional action is necessary to ensure that our nation’s freight rail system remains operational.’He noted that last year, railroads hauled more than 15 million carloads of steel and the raw materials needed to produce America’s steel.He concluded “The nation’s railroads are an indispensable necessity for the health and survival of our domestic steel industry. A functional freight railroad system is critical to ensuring that the American steel industry can effectively and efficiently serve its customers. We urge Congress to take the necessary legislative action to ensure that our nation’s freight rail system remains fully operational.”
American Iron & Steel Institute President & CEO Mr Kevin Dempsey has sent a letter to congressional leadership urging Congress to pass legislation to ensure that our nation’s freight rail system remains fully operational. He wrote “The potential for significant disruption in the critical national rail system would have serious consequences for the domestic steel industry and the entire U.S. economy. The recent rejection of the agreement reached between the railroads and the negotiators for rail labor organizations in September has raised concerns that a harmful interruption to the rail system may occur as soon as early next week. While a voluntary agreement among all parties to the ongoing rail negotiations is clearly the best outcome, congressional action is necessary to ensure that our nation’s freight rail system remains operational.’He noted that last year, railroads hauled more than 15 million carloads of steel and the raw materials needed to produce America’s steel.He concluded “The nation’s railroads are an indispensable necessity for the health and survival of our domestic steel industry. A functional freight railroad system is critical to ensuring that the American steel industry can effectively and efficiently serve its customers. We urge Congress to take the necessary legislative action to ensure that our nation’s freight rail system remains fully operational.”
