June 15, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, Hi-Viz
(Source: Fox 28 Spokane, June 10, 2022) SPOKANE, Wash. — As the nation continues to be buried in supply chain issues and worker shortages, one company is taking the brunt of it, at least according to their employees. A day in the life of a railroad engineer looks much...
May 25, 2022 | Headlines, Hi-Viz, STB
(Source: Freight Waves, May 24, 2022) A bipartisan group of U.S. senators representing major agricultural and energy-producing states is demanding that the Surface Transportation Board take action on inadequate freight rail service. A Monday letter addressed to STB...
May 25, 2022 | BNSF, CSX, Headlines, Hi-Viz, NS, STB, UP
(Source: Commentary published by Material Handling & Logistics, May 24, 2022) In our current era, supporting the mental health of employees has become as vital to the success of a business as is assuring their physical health and safety. Employers have become...
May 24, 2022 | Headlines, Hi-Viz, SMART-TD
(Source: SMART-TD press release, May 23, 2022) Members of the SMART Transportation Division and other unionized rail workers came together for a day of protest May 10 outside the North American Rail Shippers (NARS) annual meeting in Kansas City. They wanted to draw...
May 24, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, Hi-Viz
(Source: WyoFile, May 23, 2022) Railroad workers who ship coal from northeast Wyoming say a new attendance policy is too demanding and incentivizes train engineer crew members to work sick or fatigued for fear of being fired. “One of the unintended consequences that I...
May 19, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, Hi-Viz, PSR
(Source: Platte County Record-Times, May 18, 2022) GUERNSEY, Wyo. — The rail industry is in crisis along with many other industries in America who not only had to find creative ways to keep afloat during COVID, but now as the economy has been recovering, the problems...
May 18, 2022 | AFL-CIO, BNSF, Headlines, Hi-Viz, PSR, TTD
(Source: Montana Free Press, May 17, 2022) Montana’s largest railroad company is making changes to a controversial new employee attendance policy after receiving pushback from railroaders and unions. But even with the changes, labor officials remain unimpressed and...
May 18, 2022 | AFL-CIO, BNSF, Headlines, Hi-Viz, PSR, TTD
(Source: Freight Waves, May 17, 2022) Two unions are still critical of BNSF’s controversial attendance policy, saying recent adjustments aren’t enough to overcome its shortcomings. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) criticized recent changes,...
May 17, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, Hi-Viz, PSR
(Source: Trains Magazine, May 16, 2022) BNSF Railway has modified its controversial Hi-Viz train crew attendance policy in response to employee feedback, but officials at two unions say the changes fall far short of what is needed. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers...
May 17, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, Hi-Viz, PSR
(Source: Railway Age, May 17, 2022) NEW YORK — Since implementation of its “Hi-Viz” attendance policy on Feb. 1, BNSF has been monitoring progress and making adjustments, some of which will take effect June 1, according to the Class I railroad. Unions so far are...
