Strikes are called off. U.S. railroad companies reached agreements with unions

Union Pacific and BNSF improved working conditions for railroad workers and paid them early. The administration of the incumbent president helped to resolve the situation.

The beginning of major strikes in the U.S., involving more than 100,000 people, could have brought a huge part of the U.S. logistics market to a halt. Such a blow would have been extremely significant for the U.S. economy, which is why the government intervened.