February 28, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, War on Workers
(Source: North Jersey Record, February 27,2 019) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — NJ Transit has asked a state court to dismiss a pair of workplace injury lawsuits, arguing again that it cannot be sued under a longstanding federal law that protects railroad workers. The agency...
February 28, 2019 | Headlines, Unions, War on Workers
(Source: United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE) press release, February 27, 2019) ERIE, Pa. — The strike by members of UE Locals 506 and 618 against the massive concessions imposed by Wabtec when they took over the locomotive plant on Monday...
February 27, 2019 | Headlines, Unions, War on Workers
(Source: United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE) press release, February 26, 2019) ERIE, Pa. — On February 26, 2019, approximately 1,700 members of UE Locals 506 and 618 went on strike to preserve decent wages and working conditions at the GE...
February 26, 2019 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, February 25, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — After almost a year of negotiations with members of Local 1035 in Hartford, Connecticut, Rogo, a Coors-Miller beer distributor, has locked out all the drivers. The...
February 25, 2019 | Headlines, War on Workers
(Source: Press release from the United Electrical Radio & Machine Workers of America Local 506 and 618, February 24, 2019) ERIE, Pa. — On February 25th Wabtec is scheduled to take over the GE Transportation Erie facility. We have been in negotiations with the...
February 19, 2019 | Headlines, War on Workers
(Source: Casper Star-Tribune, February 18, 2019) CASPER, Wyo. — Retired coal miners from Kemmerer likely lost their company health benefits Friday when a judge decided that Westmoreland Coal Co. could eliminate retirement health care and a union contract in order to...
February 14, 2019 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, February 13, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — XPO workers denounced today’s announcement by XPO Logistics, Inc. that it will be closing its Verizon-contracted Memphis facility beginning April 15, 2019. With this...
February 7, 2019 | Headlines, UP, War on Workers
(Source: Reuters, February 6, 2019) NEW YORK — A federal judge in Nebraska has certified a class of about 7,000 Union Pacific Railroad Co. employees who say they were unlawfully removed from their jobs after the company required them to disclose certain medical...
February 6, 2019 | Headlines, UP, War on Workers
(Source: Nicholas Kaster, PLLP press release, February 5, 2019) MINNEAPOLIS — On February 5, 2019, the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska granted class certification to a group of Union Pacific employees alleging that Union Pacific engaged in a...
February 6, 2019 | Headlines, UP, War on Workers
(Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, February 5, 2019) MILWAUKEE, Wisc. — The rail yard that contributed to the beginnings of the village of Butler will soon be pared down. Union Pacific Railroad announced that, effective Feb. 5, the Butler Yard will reduce operations...
