U.S. railroads say heatwave to reignite coal shipments this year
By Ananta Agarwal (Reuters) – U.S. railroad operators expect heatwaves across the northern hemisphere to reignite coal shipments as people crank up the air conditioning to beat the heat. Grid operators from…
Major railroads to join U.S. ‘close call’ voluntary reporting program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Seven major North American freight rail companies on Thursday agreed to join a voluntary employee safety reporting program after Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg had urged the action following a…
House Passes Bill Forcing Rail Unions Into Deal With Railroads
House Passes Bill Forcing Rail Unions Into Deal With Railroads John Hugh DeMastri on November 30, 2022 Editor’s note: This article has been updated. The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a…
Rail union BMWED members reject contract deal with U.S. railroads
(Reuters) – A union representing employees who build and maintain tracks said on Monday its members rejected the tentative contract deal with a committee representing major U.S. freight railroads. The Brotherhood of…
Machinists union strikes improved tentative deal with U.S. railroads
By Aishwarya Nair (Reuters) -A union representing machinists, mechanics and maintenance personnel said on Tuesday that it has reached an improved tentative contract deal with a committee representing major U.S. freight railroads.…
Factbox-Last-minute deal by U.S. railroads, unions shifts focus to road ahead
(Reuters) – Major U.S. freight railroads and unions representing 115,000 workers secured a tentative deal after 20 hours of intense talks brokered by the Biden administration to avert a shutdown. A stoppage…
U.S. hosting talks with union, railroads to avert shutdown
By David Shepardson and Lisa Baertlein (Reuters) – U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh is hosting talks in Washington on Wednesday with freight railroad and union officials aimed at heading off a rail…
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