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Why Are Labor Unions Divided Over A New Deal for Freight Workers?
This week the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) ratified a new contract with US railroads, taking the...
icarussmith20
Nov 8, 20224 min read
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U.S. rail union representing 4,900 workers narrowly approves contract
WASHINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - A labor union representing about 4,900 rail workers said on Saturday that members narrowly ratified a...
icarussmith20
Nov 7, 20222 min read
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Fed lawmakers demand answers after Post report on Amtrak exec’s six-figure bonuses
Two House lawmakers are demanding answers from Amtrak’s board of directors after a Post report revealed the 10 highest-paid executives at...
icarussmith20
Nov 4, 20222 min read
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For Rail Workers, Anger Persists Over Sick Leave
By Peter S. Goodman A dozen men stood in a parking lot outside a dilapidated motel in rural Texas, sharing a fish dinner cooked in a...
icarussmith20
Oct 28, 20226 min read
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A second railroad union votes down labor deal needed to avoid nationwide strike
The Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen is the second union to vote down the tentative agreement between rail unions, freight rail...
icarussmith20
Oct 27, 20224 min read
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U.S. approves Delta, United bids to delay restart of Havana flights
WASHINGTON, Oct 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Department (USDOT) on Tuesday said it would allow Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) and...
icarussmith20
Oct 25, 20222 min read
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Beach Erosion, Rising Seas Threaten Amtrak’s Second-Busiest Rail Line
By Allison Nicole Smith Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner glides along 351 miles of Southern California coastline, carrying nearly 3 million...
icarussmith20
Oct 21, 20225 min read
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U.S. railroad operators' volume woes to continue next year
Oct 19 (Reuters) - Volume woes at U.S. railroad operators are set to spill into next year as labor shortages continue to hurt the sector...
icarussmith20
Oct 20, 20222 min read
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Railway Superhighway Supercharges Iowa Senate Race Between Mike Franken And Chuck Grassley
A $31 billion merger between Canadian Pacific and the Kansas Southern Railways is roiling Iowa’s hotly contested U.S. Senate race, where...
icarussmith20
Oct 17, 20227 min read
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Rail workers union rejects contract, renewing strike threat
One of the nation’s largest railroad unions has rejected a contract with freight carriers, once again raising the possibility of a strike...
icarussmith20
Oct 12, 20223 min read
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The threat of a freight railroad strike is back
A union of railroad track maintenance workers has rejected a tentative agreement with the nation’s freight carriers, renewing the threat...
icarussmith20
Oct 11, 20225 min read
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BNSF Railway to construct $1.5bn rail facility in California, US
US-based freight transportation company BNSF Railway is set to invest over $1.5bn for the construction of a new integrated rail complex...
icarussmith20
Oct 4, 20221 min read
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U.S. chemical guild renews calls for better rail service, prices after union-railroads deal
Chemical manufacturers reiterated demands for better rail service and prices as the country´s association that includes resins producers...
icarussmith20
Sep 28, 20223 min read
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Railroads’ Strategy Thrilled Wall Street, But Not Customers and Workers
America’s first commercial railroads were built almost two centuries ago. Freight rail has been a symbol of the nation’s economic might...
icarussmith20
Sep 20, 20227 min read
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Biden hails tentative deal to avert rail strike as businesses urge freight workers to back it
By Chantal Da Silva, Eli M. Rosenberg and Leticia Miranda The White House struck a tentative deal Thursday to avoid a rail strike that...
icarussmith20
Sep 16, 20224 min read
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Biden Maneuvers to Try to Avoid Devastating Rail Strike
WASHINGTON — President Biden, desperate to avert a damaging freight rail strike that could exacerbate rapid inflation, is pushing rail...
icarussmith20
Sep 15, 20226 min read
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Why Are Railroad Unions Threatening to Strike?
The US economy is facing the first national rail strike in thirty years as freight railroads and labour unions are failing to reach a new...
icarussmith20
Sep 14, 20224 min read
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U.S. railroad unions warn of cargo delays as contract deadline looms
LOS ANGELES, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Two unions negotiating contracts for almost 60,000 workers at major U.S. freight railways on Sunday said...
icarussmith20
Sep 12, 20222 min read
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Amtrak, freight railroads maintain positions in latest Gulf Coast filings
WASHINGTON — The latest round of filings in the Amtrak Gulf Coast dispute essentially find the parties stating their old arguments in new...
icarussmith20
Sep 6, 20222 min read
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A US Freight Rail Crisis Threatens More Supply Chain Chaos
EARLY THIS SUMMER, farmers worried that millions of chickens in California’s Central Valley might soon peck each other to death. The...
icarussmith20
Aug 31, 20229 min read
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