February 8, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Rail Fan & Railroad Magazine, February 7, 2022) FORT WORTH, Texas — Two of the nation’s largest railroad unions are asking the federal government to investigate the attendance policies of Class I railroads, guidelines labor leaders say threaten safety...
February 7, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: MSN.com, February 6, 2022) NEW YORK — A woman floating on an air mattress on an Oklahoma lake was rescued after a BNSF train crew spotted her last week. The train the crew members were on was heading south when an engineer noticed the woman floating on Lake...
February 4, 2022 | BNSF, DOT, Headlines, PSR, SMART-TD
(Source: Freight Waves, February 2, 2022) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Two major rail unions are taking their concerns about attendance programs at BNSF and other Class I railroads to U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Labor Secretary Martin Walsh, saying that...
February 1, 2022 | BNSF, Contract Negotiations, DOT, National Negotiations 2019, News
CLEVELAND, Ohio, (February 1, 2022) — By letter dated January 31, 2022, BLET and SMART-TD are seeking review by both the Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Transportation of all Class I attendance policies. In a joint letter to Labor Secretary Martin Walsh...
February 1, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: KFGO, January 31, 2022) NEW ROCKFORD, N.D. — Firefighters responded to a BNSF locomotive on fire Monday morning. According to the fire department, the westbound train was approximately 15 minutes outside of the city limits when the fire started. It appears a...
January 31, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, January 28, 2022) FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway’s plans to institute a new attendance policy while a new labor agreement is under negotiation is contrary to the terms of the Railway Labor Act, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and...
January 28, 2022 | BNSF, News, SMART-TD
CLEVELAND, Ohio, January 28 — BLET and SMART-TD members employed by BNSF Railway continue to labor under a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) issued by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, which was issued on Tuesday, January 25, 2022....
January 25, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, January 24, 2022) FORT WORTH, Texas — A federal court in Fort Worth will decide Tuesday whether to block a threatened Feb. 1 strike by two unions representing BNSF Railway conductors and engineers. Full story: Fort Worth...
January 25, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Television station WFAA, January 24, 2022) FORT WORTH, Texas — A federal judge in Fort Worth is expected to make a decision before Tuesday night on whether or not to block the threatened strike by two BNSF Railway unions over the new attendance policy. Full...
January 25, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Television station WQAD, January 24, 2022) GALESBURG, Ill. — Union workers for the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Corporation are considering a strike after the company announced a new attendance policy set to take effect Feb. 1, but the railway has...
