News and Media Archives - Page 31 of 130

August 2, 2022

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House bill would expand STB’s authority over railroad service

Reported by Bill Stephens for Trains. The Surface Transportation Board would get more teeth under a shipper-friendly bill that would reauthorize the agency that regulates freight railroads. The Freight Rail Shipping Fair Market Act, introduced Tuesday, would give regulators more authority to deal with service emergencies, require railroads to include service standards in contracts with…
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July 29, 2022

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US rail authority proposes new two-person crew rule to enhance train safety

Reported by Nikos Papatolios for Rail Freight. Rail operators in the US will be required to maintain two-person crews under a proposed new rule by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to enhance train safety. The move goes against industry efforts to reduce the manning of locomotives to one person. The FRA said it would “carefully…
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July 29, 2022

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U.S. Railroad Workers Could Strike & Shut Down The Economy

Reported by More Perfect Union. The railroads refuse to negotiate a fair contract with workers who are on call 24/7 & haven’t gotten a raise in 3 years. 115K railroad workers could be forced to strike in September.
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July 29, 2022

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Rail companies have been cutting costs to the bone, and workers are fed up

Reported by Laura Clawson for Daily Kos. Supply chain problems could get much, much worse in September if 115,000 railroad workers go on strike. The workers have gone more than two years without a contract, dealing with one cut after another, including job cuts that have led to serious understaffing. The rail companies have been…
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July 29, 2022

Press Releases and Statements, News and Media

TTD Statement on FAA’s Secondary Barrier Rule

WASHINGTON – Greg Regan, President of the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO, released the following statement in response to the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) proposed rule requiring newly manufactured commercial airplanes to have physical secondary barriers to impede unauthorized access to the flight deck: “The implementation of the secondary flight deck barriers rule, which Congress…
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July 28, 2022

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Railroads oppose FRA’s proposed train crew rule, labor backs it

Reported by Progressive Railroading. The Federal Railroad Administration’s proposed two-person train crew rule is drawing opposition from the industry’s two major trade associations and support from transportation labor unions. Officials from both the Association of American Railroads and the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association announced their disappointment with the rule, which the FRA…
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July 27, 2022

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Trains to Need at Least Two Crew Members Under Proposed Rule

Reported by Lillianna Byington for Bloomberg Government. The Transportation Department is advancing a proposal to mandate at least two crew members on trains, a move that railroads argue would hurt the industry and should be reconsidered. The proposed rule, set to publish in the Federal Register Thursday, would allow for some exceptions and includes a…
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July 27, 2022

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FRA proposes minimum 2-member crew size for most trains

Reported by Joanna Marsh for Freightwaves. A train crew would typically have to include at least two people under a rule proposed by the Federal Railroad Administration. The proposal — which drew conflicting responses from the Association of American Railroads and the Transportation Trades Department of the AFL-CIO — comes as labor unions and the…
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July 27, 2022

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Rail Unions Welcome FRA’s Two-Person Crew Rule

WASHINGTON – Greg Regan, President of the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO, released the following statement in response to the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) proposed rule establishing a minimum requirement of two person crews for most freight and passenger railroad operations: “Transportation labor welcomes the FRA’s proposed rule requiring a minimum of two crew members…
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July 27, 2022

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New rule to thwart railroad efforts to cut train crews to 1

Reported by Josh Funk for AP News. Major railroads will be required to maintain two-person crews under a new rule announced Wednesday that will thwart industry efforts to cut crews down to one person. The Federal Railroad Administration said in a rule published in the Federal Register that railroads will be required to continue using…
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