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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…
By Lisa Baertlein CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. freight railroads agree with most of federal lawmakers’ efforts to make the industry safer following the fiery Norfolk Southern train derailment in February,…
By Amna Karimi (Reuters) – U.S. labor unions called on railroad operators to halt all stock buybacks until they improve safety and abandon their lean operating model, which regulators and…
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…
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…
(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…
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.…
(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.…
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…