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2 More Rail Unions Ratify Contracts
SMART executive Joseph Sellers Jr. said the contract offers the "highest wage increases we have ever seen in…
Pre-Thanksgiving Rail Strike Threat Back on the Table
One union boss blames "railroads' executives and Wall Street hedge fund managers" for destroying worker…
Rail Giant Eyeing $1.5B California Complex
The proposed rail complex is said to offer a relief valve for the ports and regional highway congestion.
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Union Backtracks in Agreeing to ‘Stronger’ Railroad Deal
The machinist union's membership was the first to reject an earlier agreement and authorize a strike this…
Logistics Labor Uprising Puts Industry on Edge
The pandemic, and now inflation mixed with a broader labor shortage, has upended the traditional…
Disgruntled Rail Workers Starting to Agitate
Calls for informational pickets Wednesday emerged from "rank-and-file" workers unhappy with the tentative…
Retail ‘Relieved’ as Tentative Rail Deal Reached
Friday strike averted as proposed contract goes before remaining unions' members for ratification.
Retail Anxiety Over Possible Rail Strike Grows
NRF says retail is 'deeply concerned' about a rail strike as lawmakers appear mixed on Congressional…
This 5,000-Member Rail Union Just Authorized a Strike
The group is the first to reject a deal with employers as fears grow of a nationwide rail shutdown.
AAFA CEO to Lawmakers: Rail Negotiations Have Reached ‘Critical Stage’
Latest industry push joins chorus of stakeholders calling on Congress to step in and avert a national rail…
Railroads Brace for Possible Strike
Carriers begin hold on hazardous, time-sensitive shipments as clock ticks on contract talks with remaining…
Rail Strike Would Cost $2 Billion a Day, Expert Warns
The retail sector wants lawmakers to get ready to act in the event unions and railroads can't solve their…
2 More Railroad Unions Agree to New Carrier Contract
The majority of workers still remain without a tentative deal, however.
Threat of Rail Strike Still Very Real
A rail union surveyed workers and they're not happy with the Presidential Emergency Board recommendations.
Rail Contract Talks Chugging Along as Unions Accept Pay Hike
Labor and railroads have agreed to a new contract for more than 15,000 workers that includes a 24 percent…