December 15, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, Shippers, STB, Unions, UP
(Source: Railfan & Railroad Magazine, December 14, 2022) Shippers, railroaders and the federal board that oversees the rail industry blasted Union Pacific during a two-day hearing in Washington on December 13 and 14, over the Class I’s increased use of traffic...
December 14, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, Shippers, STB, Unions, UP
(Source: CNBC, December 13, 2022) The strike was averted, but tensions between unions and class I freight railroads continue to run high. Under scrutiny at a two-day hearing before the U.S. Surface Transportation Board is Union Pacific’s use of embargoes to clear up...
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...
