February 9, 2023 | News, Paid Sick Leave
Rail Labor representatives joined Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) and Senator Mike Braun (R-Indiana) at a press conference in Washington D.C. on February 9 to demand that rail companies provide workers with at least seven paid sick days. Senator Sanders said that...
February 9, 2023 | Headlines, Paid Sick Leave
(Source: Reuters, February 8, 2023) Top White House officials spoke to executives from the largest U.S. railroad operators in recent days, renewing pressure to reach an agreement to secure paid sick leave for workers after President Joe Biden signed legislation to...
February 9, 2023 | Headlines, STB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 8, 2023) Class Is employed 119,349 people as of mid-December 2022, a 0.34% increase from November 2022 and a 3.88% increase from December 2021 employment levels, according to Surface Transportation Board data. Five of six...
February 9, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: Television station WKBN, February 9, 2023) YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — A third class action lawsuit has been filed in regards to the East Palestine train derailment. Full story: www.wkbn.com
February 9, 2023 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Railway Age, February 8, 2023) Through the first five weeks of 2023 (ending Feb. 4), total North American carload and intermodal traffic was virtually flat (-0.9%) with same point last year, according to the Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) Feb. 8...
