Articles for Rail Workers

Urban workers struggle with long commutes
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Urban workers struggle with long commutes

China Daily  

China Daily | Updated: 2024-11-05 08:53 In China's 22 most populous cities, long-distance commuters still face challenges, with more than 8 million people commuting over 50 kilometers each day, according to a report released earlier last month. Although the total area covered by operational rail transit in the 42 surveyed cities with subway services exceeds 10,000 km, only one-fifth of …

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Tories call for independent pay body for public sector rail workers
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Tories call for independent pay body for public sector rail workers

The Independent  

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From economic powerhouse to the 'sick man of Europe': How Germany has been crippled by rail strikes and tractor blockades in its own 'winter of discontent' as the far-Right circles Chancellor Olaf Sch
11 months, 1 week ago

From economic powerhouse to the 'sick man of Europe': How Germany has been crippled by rail strikes and tractor blockades in its own 'winter of discontent' as the far-Right circles Chancellor Olaf Sch

Daily Mail  

Germany has long been considered the powerhouse of Europe. But with crippling strikes by rail workers angry over pay and working conditions paralysing the country, combined with an eight-day nationwide protest by farmers, it is fast becoming the 'sick man of Europe'. But with crippling strikes by rail workers angry over pay and working conditions paralysing the country, combined with …

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NS workers facing 30% increase in violence & aggression
1 year, 10 months ago

NS workers facing 30% increase in violence & aggression

NL Times  

NS employees faced 30 percent more incidents of violence on the trains and in the train stations last year. NS employees faced violence and aggression 965 times last year, up from 744 incidents in 2021. I, therefore, call on everyone: leave my colleagues alone!” NS has taken multiple measures to fight these problems, including watching surveillance footage live in trains …

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Public support for striking rail workers appears to slip, YouGov poll suggests
1 year, 11 months ago

Public support for striking rail workers appears to slip, YouGov poll suggests

Daily Mail  

More Britons now oppose the strikes which are crippling Britain's rail network than those who back them, a new poll has suggested. The survey revealed less than half of the public back industrial action on the railways compared to 66% who support nurse walk outs and 50% who agree with teachers going on strike. Public support for striking railway workers …

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Railway workers continue with 48-hour strike over pay and conditions
2 years ago

Railway workers continue with 48-hour strike over pay and conditions

The Independent  

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‘Winter of Discontent’: Why UK has been hit by a wave of strikes
2 years ago

‘Winter of Discontent’: Why UK has been hit by a wave of strikes

Firstpost  

In its first-ever national walkout, National Health Service staff staged strikes across the country today. After a 48-hour strike by rail workers which lasted till Wednesday, now nurses across the UK have walked out demanding higher pay amid soaring inflation. Rail services hit The Rail, Maritime and Transport, the UK’s biggest rail union, has organised strikes over the holiday season …

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Rail workers: Long bomb trains are endangering the public
2 years ago

Rail workers: Long bomb trains are endangering the public

Raw Story  

The mercury plummeted to 27 below zero while 44 mph winds blasted snow and ice, making the forest all around the tracks invisible. Kurtz says the inherent danger of the work is so stressful he's sure Americans don't want a worker with flu working any train, especially bomb trains. EVEN KEY REPUBLICANS SUPPORTED SICK LEAVE FOR WORKERS The Bureau of …

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Rail workers say deal won’t resolve quality-of-life concerns
2 years ago

Rail workers say deal won’t resolve quality-of-life concerns

Associated Press  

— When BNSF railroad conductor Justin Schaaf needed to take time off from work this summer, he had to make a choice: go to the dentist to get a cavity in his molar filled or attend a party for his son’s 7th birthday. “Then when I am finally able to get into the dentist four, five, six months later, the …

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Congress votes to avert rail strike amid dire warnings
2 years ago

Congress votes to avert rail strike amid dire warnings

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Legislation to avert what could have been an economically ruinous freight rail strike won final approval in Congress on Thursday as lawmakers responded quickly to President Joe Biden’s call for federal intervention in a long-running labor dispute. “I will sign the bill into law as soon as Congress sends it to my desk.” The Senate voted shortly after …

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US President Joe Biden signs bill to avoid December rail strike
2 years ago

US President Joe Biden signs bill to avoid December rail strike

Al Jazeera  

Biden vows to return to the issue of paid sick leave ‘not just for rail workers but for every worker in America’. But in a bill-signing ceremony at the White House on Friday, Biden opened his remarks by vowing to continue the fight for one of the rail unions’ key demands: paid sick leave. “We still have more work to …

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Democrats Vote To Force Contract On Rail Workers Without Paid Sick Leave
2 years ago

Democrats Vote To Force Contract On Rail Workers Without Paid Sick Leave

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Thursday to impose a union contract on rail workers in order to avoid a massive strike, but lawmakers did not include paid sick leave in the deal, as many workers had demanded. Although it was primarily Republicans who stood in the way of paid sick leave, it was Biden who called for …

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House votes to avert rail strike, impose deal on unions
2 years ago

House votes to avert rail strike, impose deal on unions

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House moved urgently to head off the looming nationwide rail strike on Wednesday, passing a bill that would bind companies and workers to a proposed settlement that was reached in September but rejected by some of the 12 unions involved. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi responded to that concern by adding a second vote Wednesday that would …

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House votes to impose deal to avert rail strike
2 years ago

House votes to impose deal to avert rail strike

LA Times  

The U.S. House moved urgently Wednesday to head off the looming nationwide rail strike, passing a bill that would bind companies and workers to a proposed settlement that was reached in September but rejected by some of the 12 unions involved. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi responded to that concern by adding a second vote Wednesday that would add seven days …

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Passengers hit by rail strike face car hire bills soaring above £350 as 50,000 workers walk out
2 years, 2 months ago

Passengers hit by rail strike face car hire bills soaring above £350 as 50,000 workers walk out

Daily Mail  

Passengers were met with travel woe on Britain's rail networks today as unions kickstarted the biggest rail strike in decades during one of the busiest sporting weekends of the year, with 50,000 train workers walking out across the country. Those wishing to travel on Saturday faced a vastly reduced service, even from major stations such as London's Kings Cross Kings …

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Op-Ed: No rail strike for now, but workers aren’t done fighting
2 years, 3 months ago

Op-Ed: No rail strike for now, but workers aren’t done fighting

LA Times  

Passengers on a platform to board a train at Union Station in downtown Los Angeles. The workers’ demands include sick days, and the new agreement reportedly enables them to take unpaid days for medical care without being punished, also granting a 24% wage increase over five years. An agreement securing sick leave and other protections for workers — or, down …

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A last-minute deal stopped a massive railroad strike. Here’s how it happened
2 years, 3 months ago

A last-minute deal stopped a massive railroad strike. Here’s how it happened

LA Times  

President Biden on Thursday celebrated a last-minute agreement between railway companies and union leaders averting a potential strike that could have slowed commerce and delivered another blow to an already volatile economy. “Our nation’s rail system is the backbone of our supply chain.” Railroad and union officials applauded the agreement, reached after three years of bargaining. “We listened when our …

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Trains paralyzed again in UK as unions stage more strikes
2 years, 4 months ago

Trains paralyzed again in UK as unions stage more strikes

Associated Press  

LONDON — Thousands of train workers in Britain staged a new round of strikes Thursday, paralyzing rail service across the country in an escalating dispute over pay and working conditions exacerbated by a deepening cost-of-living crisis. Mick Lynch, leader of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union, said rail workers, like socores of ther public sector employees in the U.K., are …

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UK rail strikes: The WFH exodus to steer clear of strikes
2 years, 4 months ago

UK rail strikes: The WFH exodus to steer clear of strikes

Daily Mail  

Commuters avoided the worst of militant Mick Lynch's rail strikes today by escaping big UK cities including London in their droves yesterday, according to traffic data - as hard left MPs including Jeremy Corbyn joined 45,000 workers on picket lines amid mounting fears of a general strike this winter. Spikes were also recorded in Manchester and Cardiff WATERLOO STATION: A …

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Unions target your summer holiday in pursuit of more pay
2 years, 6 months ago

Unions target your summer holiday in pursuit of more pay

Daily Mail  

***Have you been affected by airport chaos? Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi said such a move would be 'unforgivable', particularly after the interruption caused by the Covid lockdown; The Transport Salaried Staffs Association announced that its workers are to vote on strikes next month - so the earliest that industrial action could be taken is July 27; And the Communication Workers …

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Ninety-one per cent of workers stay at home during strikes
2 years, 6 months ago

Ninety-one per cent of workers stay at home during strikes

Daily Mail  

More than 90% of office workers in London were forced to WFH on the first day of Mick Lynch's rail strikes, as the RMT unleashes more travel chaos across Britain today. Yesterday occupancy levels rose to 23%, according to data from tech company Freespace KINGS CROSS: Kings Cross Station was deserted this morning as millions of commuters face a third …

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Rail strikes WILL go ahead tomorrow: Millions of workers face another battle to work
2 years, 6 months ago

Rail strikes WILL go ahead tomorrow: Millions of workers face another battle to work

Daily Mail  

Mick Lynch's militant RMT has declared that tomorrow's rail strikes will go ahead from midnight, in a move that condemns millions of commuters, patients and students to misery, undermines Boris Johnson's anti-WFH push, and delivers yet another hammerblow to Britain's flailing economy. The Met Office said there is a chance of further rail and bus cancellations due to lightning strikes, …

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Aaj Ki Baat | Farmers ignore nationwide ‘rail roko’ call, handful of political workers staged symbolic protests
3 years, 10 months ago

Aaj Ki Baat | Farmers ignore nationwide ‘rail roko’ call, handful of political workers staged symbolic protests

India TV News  

Updated on: February 18, 2021 22:43 IST Aaj Ki Baat | Farmers ignore nationwide ‘rail roko’ call, handful of political workers staged symbolic protests At least seven workers of Pappu Yadav's Jan Adhikar Party were arrested in Patna on Thursday for blocking the movement of a passenger train at Patna Junction as part of farmers' Rail Roko agitation. Notably, farmers …

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