November 22, 2021 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters updates the news section of its website each day with the latest regarding the Teamsters, domestic and global labor and trade issues, state and living wage battles, social justice, the War on Workers, and many other important...
November 19, 2021 | CP, Headlines
(Source: CBC News, November 18, 2021) CALGARY, Alberta — The families of two Calgary railroaders killed in a runaway train crash near Field, B.C., in 2019 are accusing Canada’s top safety watchdog of conspiring with Canadian Pacific Railway to block a criminal...
November 19, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, November 17, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending November 13, 2021. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was...
November 19, 2021 | Accident, Headlines, NS
(Source: Television station NBC 12, November 18, 2021) HARRISONBURG, Va. — Virginia State Police have cited a Rockingham County school bus driver after a train crashed into a bus on Wednesday afternoon. Officials said around 3:30p.m., a train crashed into the bus at...
November 19, 2021 | Canada, CN, CP, Headlines
(Source: Globe and Mail, November 18, 2021) VANCOUVER, B.C. — The railways that link Vancouver and the southern part of British Columbia with the rest of the country are expected to remain flood-damaged and impassable for days. Rail lines owned by Canadian National...