March 1, 2024 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Unions
(Source: NBC Boston, February 29, 2024) More than a dozen Keolis workers packed into an MBTA Board meeting on February 29 to describe low pay and lackluster benefits, and they urged the agency’s leader to think about “safeguards” the T can install...
February 2, 2024 | AFL-CIO, News, Unions
On January 23, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its annual report on union density. The report shows that union membership grew by 139,000 in 2023. Union membership in the private sector increased by 191,000 members, with a majority of new members...
January 12, 2024 | FRA, Headlines, PSR, STB, Unions
(Source: Trains.com, January 11, 2024) A coalition of labor unions representing railroad shop workers has asked the Federal Railroad Administration and Surface Transportation Board to take five steps to improve safety and service on the Class I railroads. Full story:...
December 7, 2023 | Headlines, PSR, Railroad Safety, STB, Unions
(Source: Trains.com, December 4, 2023) A coalition of rail labor unions has criticized the U.S. Class I railroads’ hiring efforts, their pace of service improvements, and the industry’s safety record in a filing with the Surface Transportation Board. Full story:...
December 7, 2023 | Headlines, PSR, STB, Unions, UP
(Source: Freight Waves, December 4, 2023) Debate about furloughs at Union Pacific and how many employees could be affected continue to play out in the public arena following a recent industry conference where Surface Transportation Board Chairman Marty Oberman called...
November 22, 2023 | Headlines, Teamsters, Unions
(Source: CNN, November 21, 2023) Nearly 900,000 Americans sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner this week will have unions – and the double-digit pay increases they won – to thank. That’s how many unionized workers have won immediate pay hikes of 10% or more in just the...
November 13, 2023 | Commuter Rail, Contract Agreement, Headlines, Unions
(Source: Transport Workers Union Local 234 press release, November 10, 2023) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — On Friday, November 10, the members of Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 234, SEPTA’s largest union, voted to ratify new contracts with the transit agency. The City,...
November 6, 2023 | News, Unions
Tuesday, November 7, is election day in most states. BLET members and their families are encouraged to get to the polls and make Election Day count for working families. Many of the rail safety improvements Rail Labor has secured in recent years have been on the state...
November 2, 2023 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Unions
(Source: Progressive Railroading, October 20, 2023) The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) and Transport Workers Union Local 234 late last week reached a tentative agreement on a one-year contract, averting a potential strike. Full story:...
October 30, 2023 | News, Unions
Brother Dean Devita, President of the National Conference of Firemen & Oilers, 32BJ, SEIU, announced on October 19 that he is retiring effective December 31, 2023. Brother Devita became President of the NCFO on October 1, 2020. He was one of the featured speakers...
