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Government, Business, Logistics

Rail Workers Still Seeking Quality-of-Life Improvements

A CSX Corp. locomotive stops to switch tracks

OMAHA, Neb. — The contract imposed on railroad workers last fall didn’t resolve their quality-of-life issues, but already this year there are indications the major freight railroads are starting to address some of their concerns.

Josh Funk | Associated Press
January 26, 2023
Business, Logistics, Global Freight

Union Pacific Puts Shipping Limits on Hold

The crew on a Union Pacific freight train

Union Pacific says it will stop imposing temporary limits on certain businesses’ shipments while it reviews the policy that federal regulators and shippers criticized at a hearing in mid-December.

Josh Funk | Associated Press
December 19, 2022
Business, Logistics, Global Freight

Union Pacific’s Embargoes Generate Complaints From Shippers

A Union Pacific train engine

Federal regulators and shippers are questioning Union Pacific’s decision to temporarily limit some businesses’ shipments as part of its effort to clear up congestion across the railroad.

Josh Funk | Associated Press
December 15, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

Railroad Unions Call for Sick Leave Executive Order

A Union Pacific Railroad train crosses the Mississippi River

Railroad workers are continuing their demand for paid sick days. The Sheet Metal, Air, Rail Transportation Union, or SMART, held an informational picket near the rail yard on Rice’s Point on the afternoon of Dec. 13.

Jimmy Lovrien | Duluth News Tribune, Minn.
December 14, 2022
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Railroads Wind Down Hazardous Shipments Amid Strike Risk

A railroad crossing crossbuck

U.S. railroads have begun curtailing shipments of hazardous chemicals ahead of a potential nationwide strike by workers, according to a major trade group representing oil refiners and petrochemical companies.

Ari Natter | Bloomberg News
November 30, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics

Government Poised to Intervene in Freight Rail Fight

A CSX Corp. EMD SD60-I locomotive

With a Dec. 9 deadline looming to reach an agreement on a nationwide freight rail contract, President Joe Biden is asking Congress to intervene in the dispute, which threatens to severely damage the U.S. economy.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
November 29, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics

Engineers Ratify, but Conductors Split on Rail Labor Contract

Rail cars

Railroad engineers accepted their deal with the railroads that will deliver 24% raises but conductors rejected the contract, casting more doubt on whether the industry will be able to resolve the labor dispute before December’s deadline.

Josh Funk | Associated Press
November 21, 2022
Government, Business, Equipment, Logistics

Second Railroad Union Rejects Deal, Adding to Strike Worries

Norfolk Southern locomotives work in the in the Conway Terminal

A second railroad union rejected its deal with the major U.S. freight railroads on Oct. 26, reflecting workers’ increasing frustration with the lack of paid sick time in the industry and adding to concerns about the possibility of a strike next month that could cripple the economy.

Josh Funk | Associated Press
October 26, 2022
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Deal That Prevented Rail Strike Still Needs Worker Support

CSX

OMAHA, Neb. — A last-minute deal prevented a railroad strike for now, but many rail workers remain unhappy with working conditions, including some who protested outside their workplaces Sept. 21 ahead of votes to approve the new contracts.

Josh Funk | Associated Press
September 22, 2022
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety, Logistics

Congressional Leaders Praise Tentative Rail Labor Agreement

BNSF

The announcement of a tentative rail labor agreement was viewed as a positive sign by senior policymakers on Capitol Hill on Sept. 15.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
September 15, 2022

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