November 16, 2022 | Headlines, National Negotiations 2019, Shippers
(Source: CNBC, November 16, 2022) The U.S. chemical manufacturing industry is one of the largest users of freight rail, shipping more than 33,000 carloads per week, and it is forecasting billions of dollars in economic damage if a labor deal isn’t reached between rail...
November 11, 2022 | National Negotiations 2019, News, SMART-TD
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, November 11 — At a November 9 Town Hall meeting, SMART Transportation Division President Jeremy Ferguson and Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen President Dennis Pierce discussed the tentative National Rail Agreement with dozens of...
November 10, 2022 | Headlines, National Negotiations 2019
(Source: CNBC, November 9, 2022) The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division, the third largest rail union in the country, is extending its status quo period (no strike, no lockout) during which it wants to continue negotiations with the freight rail...
November 8, 2022 | National Negotiations 2019, News, SMART-TD
2023 Payment Rates Confirmed for H&W Plans INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, November 8 — Late last week, members of the Cooperating Railway Labor Organizations (CRLO) and the National Carriers’ Conference Committee (NCCC) convened to review and renew the payment rates for the...
November 8, 2022 | Headlines, National Negotiations 2019
(Source: International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 19 press release, November 5, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Approximately 4,900 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 19 have voted...
November 8, 2022 | Headlines, National Negotiations 2019
(Source: Cowboy State Daily, November 4, 2022) Wyoming mining companies are closely watching contract negotiations between the unions and America’s railroad companies. Should a strike happen, layoffs at Wyoming mines are likely. Full story: Cowboy State...
November 4, 2022 | National Negotiations 2019, News
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, November 4 — On October 31, 2022, contract ratification ballots, instructions, and a synopsis of the agreement were mailed to approximately 24,000 members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen for voting on the tentative national...
November 4, 2022 | Headlines, National Negotiations 2019, Shippers
(Source: Trains Magazine, November 4, 2022) Agricultural shippers have urged Congress to prevent a national railroad strike or lockout, which they said would have “devastating consequences to our national and global food security.” Full story: Trains...
November 3, 2022 | National Negotiations 2019, News
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, November 3 — The BLET and SMART-TD will host a joint Town Hall meeting next week to discuss the tentative national contract. Members of both unions from all involved railroads are welcome to attend. The date, time, and location of the meeting are...
October 28, 2022 | National Negotiations 2019, News
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, October 28 — BLET National President Dennis Pierce will attend a Town Hall meeting in the Dallas-Fort Worth area on November 1 to discuss the tentative national agreement. The meeting is open to BLET members from all involved railroads. The date,...
