The two largest rail worker unions in the country are threatening to go on strike by this friday if a deal is not reached. The union represent over 57 thousand workers, including crucial engineers and conductors that really keep a huge part of our country's impe structure going. Current estimates are that a railroad strike would cost the us. Economy, get this, two billion dollars a day. In the short term, you could expect to see an immediate price increase and longer shipping times on many commodities.