December 17, 2018 | CN, Headlines, Unions
(Source: Canadian National Railway press release, December 14, 2018) MONTREAL — CN announced today that a new tentative collective agreement has been reached between Unifor Local 100 and CN. Unifor represents approximately 2,100 locomotive and freight-car mechanics,...
August 21, 2018 | Headlines, Unions, War on Workers
(Source: The Hill, August 17, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The chief executives at the 350 largest companies in the United States reportedly earned 312 times more than their average employees last year, according to a new study released on Thursday. Research carried out...
July 19, 2018 | Headlines, Unions
(Source: The Hill opinion column by Monika Roberts, July 17, 2018. Roberts is a member of SEIU Local 500 and a soon-to-be retired administrative secretary for Montgomery County Public Schools.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — I have an embarrassing confession to make: I...
July 2, 2018 | Headlines, Unions, War on Workers
(Source: Bloomberg, June 28, 2018) NEW YORK — Following a U.S. Supreme Court decision that millions of public sector workers can stop paying union fees, a group tied to Republican billionaires long opposed to organized labor — and its support of the Democratic Party —...
July 2, 2018 | Headlines, Unions, War on Workers
(Source: Associated Press, June 28, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Their membership has been declining for decades. They’ve been bedeviled by crippling new laws, and by a devastating U.S. Supreme Court decision just this week. From all appearances, it would seem that labor...
June 14, 2018 | CP, Headlines, Unions
(Source: Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen press release, June 13, 2018) FORT ROYAL, Va. — Signalmen employed by the Canadian Pacific – SOO Line Railroad Company (CP/SOO Line) have ratified a new six-year contract. The new Agreement settles all issues arising...
June 6, 2018 | Amtrak, Headlines, Unions
(Source: Railway Age, June 4, 2018) NEW YORK — Amtrak’s just-instituted practice of providing sleeping car customers, beginning with the Lake Shore Limited and Capitol Limited, with “contemporary and fresh dining choices” is “nothing more than a cold snack in a...
May 24, 2018 | Contract Agreement, Headlines, Unions
(Source: National Railway Labor Conference (NRLC) press release, May 23, 2018) ARLINGTON, Va. — An arbitration board has ruled that the pattern health care terms adopted by the freight railroads and nine of the other unions in national bargaining should apply to the...
May 21, 2018 | Headlines, Unions, War on Workers
(Source: Politico, May 21, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Blue state lawmakers are waging a preemptive strike against an anticipated U.S. Supreme Court decision that could decimate the power of public-sector unions across the nation. Full story:...
May 16, 2018 | Headlines, Unions
(Source: Tri States Public Radio, May 15, 2018) BURLINGTON, Iowa — Jeff Kurtz, a retired member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, is running for political office in the State of Iowa. During his railroad career, Brother Kurtz was a BNSF...
