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ATDA Members Overwhelmingly Vote To Strike
ATDA members covered under the National Agreement were issued ballots to vote for or against a strike if a settlement was not reached under the provisions defined in the Railway Labor Act. Over 99% of our voting members cast their ballot in favor of a strike. Read the entire press release here
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United Rail Unions Release Statement Upon Convening PEB 250
Today, July 24, 2022, the United Rail Unions, who are bargaining as part of the Coordinated Bargaining Coalition and the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way/SMART Mechanical Coalition, and the Carriers represented by the National Carriers Conference Committee (NCCC) began their presentations before the Presidential Emergency Board (PEB) appointed by President Biden. The hearings are scheduled… Read More »United Rail Unions Release Statement Upon Convening PEB 250
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MEMBERS APPOINTED TO PEB NO. 250
Washington, D.C. – On July 15, 2022, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. established Presidential Emergency Board (PEB) No. 250, effective July 18, 2022, to investigate collective bargaining disputes between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers’ Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and certain of their employees represented by certain labor organizations. President… Read More »MEMBERS APPOINTED TO PEB NO. 250
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RAIL LABOR WELCOMES BIDEN’S ANNOUNCEMENT OF EMERGENCY BOARD
WASHINGTON – Greg Regan, President of the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO, released the following statement in response to President Joe Biden’s Executive Order establishing a Presidential Emergency Board (PEB), which will delay any freight rail work stoppage or strike for 60 days upon taking effect Monday, July 18th. TTD is the nation’s largest transportation… Read More »RAIL LABOR WELCOMES BIDEN’S ANNOUNCEMENT OF EMERGENCY BOARD
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The United Rail Unions issue the following statement July 15, 2022
The Rail Unions who are bargaining as part of the Coordinated Bargaining Coalition and the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way/SMART Mechanical Coalition attended the Public Interest Hearings hosted by the members of the National Mediation Board on Tuesday, July 12, 2022 and we thank the National Mediation Board for their efforts to help the parties… Read More »The United Rail Unions issue the following statement July 15, 2022
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Notice of Presidential Emergency Board No. 250
In accordance with the provisions of Section 10, after the creation of such Board and for thirty (30) days after the Board has submitted its report to the President, no change, except by agreement of the parties, shall be made by the Carrier or the employees in the conditions out of which the dispute arose.… Read More »Notice of Presidential Emergency Board No. 250
Rail News
- TTD Statement on Inflation Reduction ActWASHINGTON – Greg Regan and Shari Semelsberger, President and Secretary-Treasurer of the Transportation Trades Department of the AFL-CIO, issued this statement in response to congressional passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA): “The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is a historic win for working people. “The IRA’s landmark investments in our clean energy economy and quality […] The post TTD Statement… Read more »
- FRA (again) takes on train-crew sizeReported by Julie Sneider for Progressive Railroading. As anticipated by many in the rail industry, the Federal Railroad Administration last month announced a proposed rulemaking that would require railroads to use a minimum of two-person train crews for all operations, with only a few exceptions. If adopted, the new regulation would also establish minimum requirements for the location of crew… Read more »
- VIDEO: Virtual Railroad Worker Town Hall
U.S. freight rail workers are in the third year of fighting for a new national contract with freight railroads. Working on the front lines, freight rail workers have performed heroic work during the pandemic to keep the supply chain functioning so that food, fuel, and other essential goods could get where they needed to go. […] The post VIDEO: Virtual… Read more » - Rail workers rally to demand new pactReported by Mark Gruenberg for People's World. As the nation’s railroad worker unions presented their details for a new contract with the freight railroads to a Presidential Emergency Board, rank-and-file workers, upset with no contract since before the coronavirus pandemic, rallied with their leaders in Galesburg, Ill., to demand one. And they picked up wide labor and political support. “What… Read more »
- Rail workers protest for jobs, pay, right to strikeReported by Naomi Craine for the Militant. More than 150 railroad workers, family members and their supporters joined in the “Galesburg Rally for Rail Labor” here July 30, one of a series of protests being organized by rail workers across the Midwest as part of their fight to win a new contract. This western Illinois town is a major hub… Read more »
- Members representing each of the 13 rail unions stand shoulder to shoulder in a show of unity at the rally for rail workers in Galesburg, Illinois, on July 30, 2022.Reported by Mel Buer for The Real News Network. Last month, for The Real News, I reported on the egregious working conditions that rail workers on Class I freight railroads are facing, including punitive and inhumane attendance policies, chronic understaffing (after rail companies collectively laid off 30% of their workforce since 2015), stagnant wages, and dire safety threats as trains… Read more »
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