<p class="css-xbvutc-Paragraph e3t0jlg0">House Speaker&nbsp;<a class="css-1h1us5y-StyledLink exk4ewm0" href="https://www.wsj.com/topics/person/nancy-pelosi" _mce_href="https://www.wsj.com/topics/person/nancy-pelosi">Nancy Pelosi</a>&nbsp;(D., Calif.) said that House lawmakers will take up legislation on Wednesday to stop&nbsp;<a class="css-1h1us5y-StyledLink exk4ewm0" rel="noopener noreferer" href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/biggest-railroad-unions-count-votes-as-threat-of-strike-looms-11668918310?mod=article_inline" _mce_href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/biggest-railroad-unions-count-votes-as-threat-of-strike-looms-11668918310?mod=article_inline" target="_blank">a nationwide strike by railroad workers</a>, saying Congress needs to intervene to prevent devastating job losses.</p> <p class="css-xbvutc-Paragraph e3t0jlg0">In a press conference, Mrs. Pelosi said that the House will aim to quickly pass legislation that accepts the original labor union agreement negotiated by Biden administration officials plus additional railway worker benefits added from subsequent negotiations.</p> <div class="paywall css-1u1nl00-PaywalledContentContainer e1db8bjv0"> <p class="css-xbvutc-Paragraph e3t0jlg0">“I don’t like going against the ability of unions to strike, but weighing the equities, we must avoid a strike. Jobs will be lost, even union jobs will be lost, water will not be safe, product will not be going to market,” she said Tuesday after&nbsp;<a class="css-1h1us5y-StyledLink exk4ewm0" rel="noopener noreferer" href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-meeting-congressional-leaders-to-discuss-lame-duck-plans-11669735912?mod=article_inline" _mce_href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-meeting-congressional-leaders-to-discuss-lame-duck-plans-11669735912?mod=article_inline" target="_blank">meeting with President Biden and congressional leaders of both parties</a>&nbsp;at the White House. “That must be avoided.”</p> </div>