The possibility of an economically devastating railroad strike has been pushed back into early December to allow time for engineers and conductors to vote on their agreements.
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Read More »November 9, 2022 Comments Off on Potential railroad strike delayed until early December
The possibility of an economically devastating railroad strike has been pushed back into early December to allow time for engineers and conductors to vote on their agreements.
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Read More »November 7, 2022 Comments Off on Rail union approves deal offering hope of avoiding strike
Another one of the 12 railroad unions narrowly approved its deal with the major freight railroads Saturday.
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Read More »October 26, 2022 Comments Off on Second railroad union rejects deal, adding to strike worries
A second railroad union rejected its deal with the major U.S. freight railroads, adding to concerns about the possibility of a strike next month that could cripple the economy.
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Read More »October 20, 2022 Comments Off on Railroads reject sick time demands, raising chance of strike
The major freight railroads appear unwilling to give track maintenance workers much more than they received in the initial contract they rejected last week.
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Read More »October 18, 2022 Comments Off on Amazon workers reject union bid in upstate New York
Amazon workers in upstate New York overwhelmingly rejected a union bid.
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Read More »October 13, 2022 Comments Off on Quality of life concerns weigh heavily on rail contract vote
The lack of some benefits most American workers can readily count on, like paid sick leave and regularly scheduled weekends, is driving some railroad workers to veto contracts.
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Read More »October 12, 2022 Comments Off on GOP-led Tennessee ballot proposal to test labor interest
As unions see new hope, Republican-led Tennessee will officially take its voters' temperature on an organized labor issue in November.
Read More »October 10, 2022 Comments Off on Large rail union rejects deal, renewing strike possibility
The third largest railroad union rejected its deal with freight railroads — renewing the possibility of a strike that could cripple the economy.
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Read More »September 22, 2022 Comments Off on Deal that prevented rail strike still needs worker support
A last-minute deal prevented a railroad strike for now, but many rail workers remain unhappy ahead of votes to approve the new contracts.
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Read More »September 15, 2022 Comments Off on Tentative labor deal averts threat of nationwide rail strike
Rail companies and their workers reached a tentative agreement to avert a nationwide strike that could have shut down the nation's freight trains.
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