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Class I railroads pressed about service, furloughs
The Surface Transportation Board and the Federal Railroad Administration administrator seek answers about Class I rail performance, while labor groups question furlough-related actions.
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Arbitrators favor Kansas City Southern in border-related labor dispute
Arbitrators determined that KCS has the ability to use its Mexican crew members instead of its U.S.-based crews on a nine-mile stretch between the U.S.…
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Rail stakeholders: Tough road ahead for infrastructure bill
Infrastructure provisions passed the U.S. House of Representatives, but they may have trouble finding support in Republican-controlled Senate.
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Federal agencies, rail unions team up on safety research
The Federal Railroad Administration and Volpe are in the middle of conducting a survey on how railroaders gather and share information about occupational safety.
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Rail groups split on Democrats’ infrastructure bill
Labor groups praise bill’s contents but key freight rail group is “disappointed.”
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Rail labor groups seek federal oversight on temporary waivers
The groups want the Federal Railroad Administration to ensure that railroads’ requests to waive certain regulations stem from a true labor shortage.
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Washington state will require a minimum train crew size
The state’s governor Jay Inslee signed into law a bill that says a freight train crew must have at least two crew members.
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Rail unions seek federal help in ensuring coronavirus response
Two unions’ petition to the Federal Railroad Administration contends that some Class I railroads have been slow to respond to calls for better workplace sanitation…
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Rail union urges rail industry to respond to coronavirus concerns
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen wants freight and passenger railroads to temporarily alter their sick leave policies and provide stronger sanitizing materials.
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Rail union seeks U.S. crews on Mexican cross-border trains
Rail union workers are at odds with other members of the freight rail industry over how cross-border rail operations are run at Laredo, Texas.
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