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Rail union members could go on strike Monday amid contract impasse
Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen voted to strike if they deem it necessary as the unions and railroads fail to reach…
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Unions critical of BNSF’s new adjustments to attendance policy
BNSF has made some changes to the attendance policy that it implemented in February, but unions say the changes don’t go far enough to prevent…
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Union to seek arbitration over BNSF attendance policy
BLET and SMART-TD have decided to pursue binding arbitration in front of a third-party board instead of an appeal.
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Federal court rules unions can’t strike over BNSF attendance policy
A U.S. district court determined that objections by two unions over BNSF’s new attendance standards qualify as being a minor dispute under federal law, meaning…
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Rail unions take attendance policy grievances to Buttigieg, Walsh
Two rail unions have sent a letter to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Labor Secretary Martin Walsh criticizing the attendance policies of BNSF and other…
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Unions press on in fight against BNSF attendance program
Members of BLET and SMART-TD plan to continue pursuing legal action despite a federal judge’s temporary restraining order barring them from striking.
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Federal judge sides with BNSF, orders unions not to strike
Judge Mark T. Pittmann agreed to BNSF’s request calling for a temporary restraining order that would prevent union employees from striking as both sides potentially…
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Labor, railroads tussle over contract negotiation ‘dead end,’ seek mediation
Ten unions want a mediator to assist with negotiations for a new labor agreement between the unions and U.S. freight railroads. The railroads agree.
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BNSF asks for court intervention in tussle over attendance program
The western U.S. railroad is asking a district court in Dallas to prevent two rail unions from striking over changes to BNSF’s attendance program, saying…
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Union members threaten to strike over BNSF’s new attendance policy
BLET and SMART-TD say the attendance program is overly restrictive and repudiates numerous collective bargaining agreements in place.
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