February 2, 2024 | AFL-CIO, News, Unions
On January 23, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its annual report on union density. The report shows that union membership grew by 139,000 in 2023. Union membership in the private sector increased by 191,000 members, with a majority of new members...
August 4, 2023 | AFL-CIO, CEO Pay, Headlines
(Source: Pensions & Investments, August 3, 2023) Average total compensation for CEOs of S&P 500 index companies dipped in 2022 to $16.7 million from a record $18.3 million in 2021 according to the AFL-CIO’s Executive Paywatch website. That represents the...
June 14, 2023 | AFL-CIO, Headlines, STB, TTD
(Source: Railway Age, June 14, 2023) Removing Surface Transportation Board (STB) Chair Martin J. Oberman or failing to reappoint him “would undermine the significant progress the Board has made during his tenure,” Transportation Trades Department (TTD),...
June 13, 2023 | AFL-CIO, CPKC, Headlines, TTD
(Source: Freight Waves, June 12, 2023) Rail labor groups are rejecting efforts by CPKC to extend and potentially make permanent a waiver that enables the Class I railroad from its Calgary, Alberta, office to dispatch trains at three locations near the U.S.-Canada...
May 22, 2023 | AFL-CIO, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety, TTD
(Source: Freight Waves, May 17, 2023) Rail union representatives are poised to adopt a policy statement that urges Congress to pass a rail safety bill — one that mandates a minimum of two-person crew sizes on all passenger and freight trains, regulates train lengths...
May 22, 2023 | AFL-CIO, Headlines, Railroad Safety, Train Length, TTD
(Source: Press release from the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, May 19, 2023) WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than 30 U.S. transportation labor union leaders gathered at a legislative summit to set key policy goals that will improve the safety and well-being of the...
April 28, 2023 | AFL-CIO, Fatality, Headlines
(Source: Cap Times, April 27, 2023) The country’s largest labor union is calling for stronger safety protections for workers after a new report found more than 5,000 people died on the job in 2021, including 105 in Wisconsin. The AFL-CIO details the findings in the...
February 14, 2023 | AFL-CIO, Derailment, East Palestine-NS, FRA, Headlines, NS, TTD
(Source: Freight Waves, February 10, 2023) The fiery derailment of a Norfolk Southern train in Ohio on Feb. 3 has prompted some rail unions to press the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to increase its oversight of the freight railroads’ safety operations. Since...
February 8, 2023 | AFL-CIO, Headlines, Paid Sick Leave, TTD
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 6, 2023) Twelve rail labor unions of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, have adopted a resolution that calls for the nation’s freight railroads to give all railroad workers paid sick leave. The resolution...
February 6, 2023 | AFL-CIO, Headlines, PSR, TTD
(Source: Written statement of Greg Regan, President of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, before the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, February 1, 2023) WASHINGTON, D.C. — On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), and...
