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Rail union federation urges senators to revise common carrier obligation
The Transportation Trades Department wants Congress to modify the language to ensure freight railroads provide adequate service.
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CN confirms IBEW members are on strike
Members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers went on strike on Saturday.
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Mediation between freight railroads and unions fails. Is binding arbitration next?
The National Mediation Board has ended mediation between the freight railroads and unions over a new labor agreement and is offering arbitration, both sides say.
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Commodity giants and unions are slamming railroads as performance tanks
A hearing at the Surface Transportation Board raised hard questions that could influence the trajectory of the freight rail industry.
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Rail unions want arbitration for stalled negotiations, not payment advances
The Coordinated Bargaining Coalition, which represents the unions at the negotiating table, panned the Class I railroads’ offer to advance payments amid stalled talks over…
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Union pans Class I railroads’ offer of advance payments amid contract talks
Class I railroads' offer of advance payments is rebuffed by one union as contract talks continue.
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Rail roundup: CSX offers advance payments to union members in a bid to repair ‘dysfunctional’ dynamic
This week’s rail news roundup includes CSX’s to offer SMART-TD members advance payments to improve relations and Wabtec’s latest acquisition.
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‘Industries dependent upon the railroads’ service are forsaken’
The letter sent by the National Grain and Feed Association to regulators about subpar rail service is finding support among other rail industry stakeholders.
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Rail Roundup: Lawmakers want worker fatigue addressed
Democratic leaders urge the Federal Railroad Administration to act on worker fatigue, while the Port of Montreal’s new container terminal will be served by rail.
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Why aren’t North American freight rail crews staging cross-border protests?
The North American railroads engage in cross-border movements too. So why hasn’t the vaccine mandate erupted into protests over cross-border rail operations in the same…
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