A man crosses the railroad tracks at the gare Saint-Charles in Marseille on April 9, 2018 (ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP via Getty Images)

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UPDATED 6:17 PM PT – Thursday, December 1, 2022

The Senate has passed legislation stopping a rail worker strike in its tracks.

On Thursday, 80 Senators approved the forced agreement for the unions but struck down a measure guaranteeing seven paid sick days for railway workers.

The provisional rail agreement was approved by the House on Wednesday in a 290 to 137 vote. Now that the proposal is agreed upon by the House and the Senate, Biden can now sign it into law.

During a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday Biden made a statement about the agreement.

 “I negotiated a contract no one else could negotiate,” Biden said. “The only thing that was left out was whether there was paid leave.”

The president emphasized that he would keep fighting for paid leave for all American workers, not just railroad workers.

Republicans raised concerns over the measure saying it strips rail workers of their legal right to strike. The bill is now headed to Joe Biden’s desk. He is expected to sign it into law soon.

Democratic Arizona Gov.-elect Katie Hobbs speaks at a victory rally, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, in Phoenix. An Arizona judge on Thursday, Dec. 1, ordered Cochise County officials to certify the midterm election results by the end of the day. (AP Photo/Matt York)

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UPDATED 5:40 PM PT – Thursday, December 1, 2022

Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs has announced that the state will certify the 2022 midterm election results next week. This announcement comes after a judge ordered Cochise County to certify its count.

In a tweet on Thursday, Hobbs said the state’s certification will proceed as scheduled on Monday.

At a hearing on Thursday, Pima County Superior Court Judge Casey McGinley issued an order from the bench for the County’s Board of Supervisors to convene and declare the results after they failed to meet the deadline earlier this week. Officials from the Republican controlled County are reportedly going to comply with the court order.

The Cochise County Board of Supervisors approved the primary election results by a 2-0 vote. Democratic Chairman, Ann English, and Republican Vice-Chairman Peggy Judd approved the vote while Republican Supervisor Tom Crosby was absent.

“So, I’ve had enough,” English said. “I think the publics had enough. So, I’m asking for a swift resolution of this if that’s possible.”