much. joining me michael baldwin, president of the brotherhood of railroad signalmen. thanks so much for taking the time. >> good morning, jim. thank you for having me. >> so your union is one of four that is so far rejected the biden administration's agreement brokered back in september to end this strike. are you and your members ready to strike if there is no progress? >> yes. striking is the last option for us. we would much rather reach agreement with the railroads at the table, but yes, we are prepared, if congress does not act in time or act at all, we are prepared to strike, yes, sir. >> are you aware of the economic impact of this? it's a little less than a month, right, before christmas here. you know that this would have enormous economic consequences, and i'm not setting aside the concerns of your members, but are you and your members willing to stop the rails n effect, and