May 16, 2024 | Furloughs, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Office of U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), May 15, 2024) Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) called on the six Class I railroads to address severe staffing shortages that are endangering workers, increasing the risk of derailments and accidents, and...
April 2, 2024 | Furloughs, Headlines, NS, PSR
(Source: Trains.com, April 2, 2024) Norfolk Southern today urged shareholders to back its board and management team in its proxy battle, saying that the plans touted by activist investor Ancora Holdings amount to a “slash and burn” strategy that would hurt service and...
March 14, 2024 | BNSF, FRA, Furloughs, Headlines, PSR, UP
(Source: Progressive Farmer, March 11, 2024) Recent layoffs by Class 1 railroads Union Pacific (UP) and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) have not only raised alarms that safety may be compromised but shippers are complaining service has been poor. The Federal...
March 8, 2024 | BNSF, Furloughs, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Television station KOLN, March 6, 2024) More BNSF workers in Lincoln may have lost their jobs after another round of furloughs were announced. At least 10 conductors were set to be furloughed from their positions in Lincoln on Wednesday. Full story:...
March 4, 2024 | BNSF, Furloughs, Headlines, NS, PSR, Railroad Safety, STB
(Source: Associated Press, March 1, 2024) The latest rail layoffs this week, combined with an investment fund’s ongoing campaign for control of Norfolk Southern, are renewing concerns among unions and regulators about the effects all the cuts might have on safety and...
March 4, 2024 | BNSF, Furloughs, Headlines, TTD
(Source: Freight Waves, March 1, 2024) BNSF Railway, one of the largest freight railroads in the U.S., has reportedly furloughed hundreds of employees in Kansas, Montana, Nebraska and Texas. The furloughs were announced Tuesday, with 362 workers reportedly losing...
March 1, 2024 | FRA, Furloughs, Headlines, STB, UP
Federal Railroad Administration Administrator Amit Bose yesterday told Union Pacific Railroad CEO Jim Vena that the company’s furloughs of maintenance of equipment (MoE) workers jeopardizes the safety of railroad workers and the public. “It has come to the...
March 1, 2024 | BNSF, Furloughs, Headlines, PSR, TTD
(Source: Press release from the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, March 1, 2024) Shop Craft Unions at the BNSF Railway are urgently calling upon the FRA to initiate unannounced focus inspections on all locomotives and rail cars owned and leased by BNSF...
February 29, 2024 | BNSF, Furloughs, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Trains.com, February 28, 2024) BNSF Railway has cut jobs from mechanical shops in Kansas and Nebraska and has offered affected workers positions at facilities where it is hiring. The railroad did not say where jobs were cut or how many positions were...
