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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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Los sindicatos ferroviarios están “decepcionados” por el fallo sobre el mandato de las vacunas, pero seguirán adelante
Continúan las demandas contra Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern y BNSF
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Rail unions ‘disappointed’ by vaccine mandate ruling but will press on
A federal district court has ruled that two rail unions must work with Chicago commuter rail Metra as it pursues a COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
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Michigan lawmakers introduce train crew size legislation
Two bills in the Michigan Legislature are calling for freight train crews to consist of at least two people.
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Rail unions ask court to force BNSF to negotiate over vaccine mandate
Two unions representing railroad employees want the federal court to make BNSF negotiate with the unions over implementing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
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Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern vaccine lawsuits combined in court
Lawsuits between two Class I railroads and three unions have been consolidated into one proceeding in federal court, with a request to fold an additional…
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BNSF takes unions to court over vaccine mandate
BNSF is suing four railroad unions over its ability to require employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. BNSF says it needs to comply with President…
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Unions, Norfolk Southern grapple over vaccine mandate, conductor assignments
BLET, SMART-TD and Norfolk Southern continue to fight in federal court over the vaccine mandate and NS’ practice of using train engineers as conductors.
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Norfolk Southern sues unions over COVID-19 vaccine mandate
Following UP’s recent actions, Norfolk Southern takes the unions to court over its ability to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine.
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