Category: rail workers

Union Pacific Reaches Agreement With 2 Unions on Paid Sick Leave Days

The Union Pacific Railroad Company announced this week that it has reached voluntary agreements with two of its unions, and approving paid sick leave for 2,100 rail workers. In a statement on Feb. 20, the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen (BRC) said the deal will add four new days of sick leave each year, noting that…


Capitol Report : Lawmakers Investigating FTX Also Benefitted From Company; Sen. Braun Responds to Anti-CCP Protests

It looks like a rail shutdown will be averted; Senators voted Thursday afternoon to impose a tentative agreement on rail workers. President Joe Biden welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron to the White House. What do the two say after Macron openly criticized Biden’s policies? Congress is beginning to look into the collapse of crypto giant FTX….


Capitol Report (Dec. 1): Lawmakers Investigating FTX Also Benefitted From Company; Sen. Braun Responds to Anti-CCP Protests

It looks like a rail shutdown will be averted; Senators voted Thursday afternoon to impose a tentative agreement on rail workers. President Joe Biden welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron to the White House. What do the two say after Macron openly criticized Biden’s policies? Congress is beginning to look into the collapse of crypto giant FTX….


Railway Workers Reject Latest Contract Offer, Increasing Fears of Strike Ahead of Holiday Season

A rail workers union rejected a contract deal brokered by President Joe Biden citing stringent management rules on taking time off for emergencies, raising fears of an imminent strike that could cripple already-disrupted supply chains. “Railroaders are discouraged and upset with working conditions and compensation and hold their employer in low regard,” said Tony Cardwell,…


Strike Deadline for via Rail Workers Extended as Unifor Continues Negotiations

Via Rail has narrowly avoided the prospect of immediately suspending services across Canada after a strike deadline was extended to Monday afternoon. Unifor issued a 72-hour strike notice to the national rail carrier on Friday, indicating 2,400 employees were prepared to walk off the job if a new contract could not be negotiated by 12:01…