December 9, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, Shippers, STB, Unions, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, December 7, 2022) Trade groups representing chemical manufacturers, mining companies, energy producers, and agricultural interests, plus several individual shippers, and railroad labor unions all plan to participate in next week’s Surface...
November 28, 2022 | Headlines, Organizing, Unions
(Source: Seattle Times opinion column by Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, November 24, 2022) We are witnessing more worker organizing than many of us have seen in our lifetimes. Workers at colleges and universities, retail stores, newsrooms, nonprofits, museums, and more...
November 18, 2022 | Headlines, Unions
(Source: KCUR, November 17, 2022) More than 100 workers at Wabtec have been on strike since Oct. 27 — protesting low wages, misclassification of jobs and safety — and say they aren’t likely to stop anytime soon. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers...
November 17, 2022 | Headlines, Teamsters, Unions
(Source: Associated Press, November 16, 2022) Illinois voters have approved an amendment to their state constitution guaranteeing the right to bargain collectively. Unions groups say it could signal a new chapter in the struggle over workers’ rights as U.S. union...
September 12, 2022 | Headlines, National Negotiations 2019, Unions
(Source: CNN, September 11, 2022) There has been a surge in union activism — including strikes and organizing efforts — in the last year that is being driven by factors far beyond pay rates and benefits packages. It’s not just about the money. If pay was the...
August 31, 2022 | Headlines, Unions
(Source: The Hill, August 30, 2022) Seventy-one percent of Americans indicated support for labor unions in a Gallup poll released on Tuesday, the highest percentage since 1965. The latest measure is a slight uptick from the 68 percent who supported labor unions when...
August 5, 2022 | Contract Agreement, Headlines, Unions, VIA Rail
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 4, 2022) Unifor National Council 4000 and Local 100 members employed by VIA Rail Canada Inc. have ratified new collective-bargaining agreements that provide a wage increase and work flexibility. Full story: Progressive...
July 22, 2022 | Headlines, National Negotiations 2019, Unions
(Source: Farm Progress, July 20, 2022) The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Coast Longshore Division announced on July 19 that it stands in solidarity with the Rail Unions and they workers they represent as they seek what they would consider a...
July 8, 2022 | Canada, Headlines, Unions, VIA Rail
(Source: Railway Age, July 7, 2022) As negotiations continue in Montreal, members of Unifor, Canada’s largest union on the private sector and representing VIA Rail’s on-board service personnel, chefs, sales agents and customer staff, issued a strike mandate ahead of...
July 5, 2022 | Canada, CN, Headlines, Unions
(Source: CBC News, July 4, 2022) The Canadian National Railway and the union representing 750 of its signal and communication workers have agreed to enter binding arbitration, bringing an end to a two-week strike. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers...
