January 25, 2022 | Headlines, National Negotiations 2019
(Source: Associated Press, January 24, 2022) OMAHA, Neb. — Contract talks between the biggest freight railroads and unions that represent 105,000 employees are headed to mediation this week after the unions declared an impasse following more than two years of...
January 24, 2022 | Contract Negotiations, National Negotiations 2019, News, Unions
The Coordinated Bargaining Coalition (CBC) released the following statement on January 24, 2022: After more than two years of bargaining with the major U.S. Class 1 railroads, discussions completely stalled last week.Accordingly, pursuant to the terms and conditions...
September 22, 2021 | Contract Negotiations, National Negotiations 2019, News, Unions
September 22, 2021 — The Rail Unions comprising the Coordinated Bargaining Coalition (CBC), negotiating together in the current round of National Negotiations, have issued the following statement: “As we advised in January of 2021, the CBC and the nation’s rail...
January 22, 2021 | National Negotiations 2019, News
January 22, 2021 — The Rail Unions comprising the Coordinated Bargaining Coalition (CBC), negotiating together in the current round of National Negotiations, have issued the following statement: “The CBC and the nation’s Rail Carriers first met concerning the November...
September 3, 2020 | Contract Negotiations, National Negotiations 2019, News
(BLET Editor’s Note: The following is a message from SMART-TD President Jeremy Ferguson to the SMART-TD membership regarding recent anti-union articles that recently appeared in a railroad industry trade publication.) By Jeremy Ferguson President, SMART-TD Brothers...
July 31, 2020 | Contract Negotiations, National Negotiations 2019, News
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, July 31, 2020 — Bargaining teams from 10 unions that make up the Coordinated Bargaining Coalition (CBC) for this round of national freight rail negotiations participated in a Zoom conference with National Railway Labor Conference (NRLC) Chairman...
February 21, 2020 | 2-man Crews, Contract Negotiations, National Negotiations 2019, News
(BLET Editor’s note: The following statement by SMART-TD President Jeremy Ferguson was published on February 20, 2020.) Sometimes it takes something major to happen for people to sit up and take notice. A wake-up call, if you will. From the standpoint of our national...
February 14, 2020 | Contract Negotiations, National Negotiations 2019, News
By Dennis R. Pierce, BLET National President (BLET Editor’s Note: The following message from BLET National President Dennis R. Pierce has been excerpted from the January 2020 issue of the Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen News.) INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, February 14 — As we...
November 1, 2019 | Contract Negotiations, National Negotiations 2019, News
CLEVELAND and WASHINGTON, D.C., November 1 — Top leaders of 10 rail unions announced today that their organizations will be participating in coordinated bargaining in the round of national negotiations that began on November 1, 2019. The unions comprising the...
