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Flurry of contract deals come as railroads, unions see Trump’s election looming over talks

— The flurry of contract agreements announced early this fall — including two more Wednesday — offer evidence that major railroads and their unions are working to avoid the standoffs that led them to a brink of a national strike two years ago. “I think we all saw the perils of going through that again,” Norfolk Southern CEO Mark George …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Fourth union approves deal with railroads to get 24% raises

Associated Press

— Another union has approved the deal it made with the major freight railroads last month that helped prevent a strike to secure 24% raises and $5,000 in bonuses for the workers it represents. The American Train Dispatchers Association said Tuesday that 64% of its roughly 1,600 members approved the deal with Union Pacific, BNSF, Kansas City Southern, CSX, Norfolk …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Rail unions emphasize positives of their tentative deals

Associated Press

— The two biggest U.S. railroad unions were working Wednesday ahead of key ratification votes to dispel rumors about the contract deals that averted a potentially devastating nationwide strike. And that’s a heavy lift.” He added that there are some “out there from the outside and inside with their own agendas that are trying to keep everyone agitated.” The BLET …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Rail union that rejected deal signs new tentative agreement

Associated Press

— A union that rejected its deal with the nation’s freight railroads earlier this month now has a new tentative agreement, but officials cautioned that the contract dispute won’t be fully settled until all 12 rail unions approve their agreements this fall. Andrew W. Sandberg, assistant president of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union’s District 19 unit, …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Tentative labor deal averts threat of nationwide rail strike

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Rail companies and their workers reached a tentative agreement Thursday to avert a nationwide strike that could have shut down the nation’s freight trains and devastated the economy less than two months before the midterm elections. Joined in the Oval Office by business and union leaders, a beaming Biden joked that he was surprised everyone was “still standing” …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Rail workers win key concessions in deal to prevent strike

Associated Press

— Here’s what’s in the tentative agreement that railroad unions secured to prevent a potential freight railroad strike. The deal includes one additional paid leave day a year, but railroads also agreed to let workers take unpaid time off for doctor’s appointments and medical procedures without being penalized under their attendance rules. Already one union rejected a deal Wednesday that …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Biden Says Tentative Railway Labor Agreement Reached

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LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Rail companies and their workers reached a tentative agreement Thursday to avert a nationwide strike that could have shut down the nation’s freight trains and devastated the economy less than two months before the midterm elections. Joined in the Oval Office by business and union leaders, a beaming Biden joked that he was surprised everyone …

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2 years, 3 months ago

1 rail union rejects deal, 2 accept ahead of strike deadline

Associated Press

— Members of one union rejected a tentative deal with the largest U.S. freight railroads Wednesday, while two ratified agreements and three others remained at the bargaining table just days ahead of a strike deadline, threatening to intensify snarls in the nation’s supply chain that have contributed to rising prices. “The most important thing is to try to prevent that …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Unions blast rail move to delay shipments before deadline

Associated Press

— The heads of the nation’s two largest rail unions said Sunday that the freight railroads’ move to begin delaying some shipments ahead of this week’s looming strike deadline is only an attempt to get shippers to increase the pressure on Congress to intervene and block a work stoppage by imposing a contract on workers. The railroad trade group has …

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2 years, 4 months ago

3 of 12 rail unions announce tentative deal with 24% raises

Associated Press

— Three of the 12 unions negotiating with the nation’s biggest freight railroads have reached a tentative deal which will deliver 24% pay raises, in line with what a special presidential panel of arbitrators recommended earlier this month to resolve the stalemate before a strike could happen. The tentative five-year deal announced Monday covers more than 15,000 members of the …

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Flurry of contract deals come as railroads, unions see Trump’s election looming over talks

Fourth union approves deal with railroads to get 24% raises

Rail unions emphasize positives of their tentative deals

Rail union that rejected deal signs new tentative agreement

Tentative labor deal averts threat of nationwide rail strike

Rail workers win key concessions in deal to prevent strike

Biden Says Tentative Railway Labor Agreement Reached

1 rail union rejects deal, 2 accept ahead of strike deadline

Unions blast rail move to delay shipments before deadline

3 of 12 rail unions announce tentative deal with 24% raises