January 24, 2017 | Headlines, Unions
(Source: Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transit union press release, January 23, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — General President Sellers led a group of SMART leaders joining Sean McGarvey, president of the North America’s Building Trades Unions, Terry O’Sullivan, president of...
December 22, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Unions
(Source: Philadelphia Business Journal, December 22, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA spent $423,388 on outside labor counsel to handle negotiations with Transport Workers Union Local 234 (TWU) over the five-year contract agreed to after a six-day strike in November. Full...
December 21, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Unions
(Source: Boston Globe, December 19, 2016) BOSTON — The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and its largest union — agreeing to give up a wage hike in order to help protect thousands of jobs from being privatized — on Monday won approval for a four-year, $1.5...
November 11, 2016 | Headlines, Unions
(Source: TCU/IAM press release, November 6, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — TCU/IAM Executive Council has elected National Representatives Matt Hollis and Mary Gunn to serve as National Vice-Presidents. Hollis, 32, began his Railroad employment in February 2004 for CSXT...
June 28, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Unions
(Source: Boston.com, June 28, 2016) BOSTON — The largest labor union representing MBTA workers wants to make a deal. The 4,100-employee Boston Carmen’s Union says it’s willing to cut wages for new employees if it means the T will limit privatizing jobs done by...
May 11, 2016 | Headlines, Unions
(Source: Union Pacific press release, May 9, 2016) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific plans to invest $78.8 million in 2016 to improve Illinois’ transportation infrastructure. The company’s multi-million dollar private investment will enhance employee, community...
February 4, 2016 | Headlines, Teamsters, Unions
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, February 3, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Union membership nationwide rose by 219,000 in 2015 compared to the previous year, a Bureau of Labor Statistics survey reported. BLS calculated that unions had 14.795...
October 26, 2015 | Headlines, Unions
(Source: Business Insider, October 25, 2015) NEW YORK — Through boom and bust, the American worker has been faced by two trends over the past few decades: the percentage of workers that are members of labor unions has decreased and the American middle class has slowly...
August 28, 2015 | Headlines, Unions, War on Workers
(Source: Associated Press, August 28, 2015) NEW YORK — It could be easier for unions to bargain for better pay and working conditions on behalf of millions of workers at McDonald’s, Burger King and other fast-food chains after a National Labor Relations Board...
July 31, 2015 | CP, Headlines, Unions
(Source: Canadian Pacific Railway press release, July 29, 2015) CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian Pacific is pleased to announce that a tentative six -year agreement has been reached with the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen (BRC-TCU), a division of the Transportation and...
