…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 railroads are at loggerheads over…
…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 on trains and…
…railroads and their 12 unions, currently being reviewed by a special board of arbitrators appointed this month by President Joe Biden. Labor groups have opposed one-person crews for years due…
…SMART-Transportation Division (SMART-TD) Transport Workers Union (TWU) Transportation Communications Union (TCU) Click here to learn more about the thirteen involved unions. Q: What companies are involved? The seven involved Class…
…information on the changes they plan to pursue in negotiations. Six of the Class I railroads are represented by the National Carriers’ Conference Committee (NCCC), which is the bargaining arm…
…seven major railroad companies made $146 billion in net profits off the backs off these workers. That’s the most money they’ve ever made in the history of railroading — even…
Reported by Dani Romero for Yahoo Finance. Rail workers across the country were set to walk off the job on July 18 before President Joe Biden intervened, the latest development…
…appointed by President Biden, seeks to reach a contractual agreement between the United Rail Unions and the railroads. Biden recently announced the formation of the board under the process laid…
…Coalition, and the Carriers represented by the National Carriers Conference Committee (NCCC) began their presentations before the Presidential Emergency Board (PEB) appointed by President Biden. The hearings are scheduled to…
…community, the chemical companies, they’ve all come and publicly said that the railroads are not performing up to the standards that they need. And so if we actually want to…