The 2022 United States railroad labor dispute is an ongoing labor dispute between freight railroads and workers in the United States. Rail companies and unions had tentatively agreed to a deal in September 2022, but it was rejected by a majority unions' rank-and-file members. Congress and President Joe Biden intervened to pass the tentative agreement into law on December 2, averting a strike. The new contract contains an immediate 14% wage increase and 24% salary increase over 5 years, plus 1 day of paid leave per year.