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Rail companies and unions representing workers have been negotiating since 2019 when the contracts were up for amendment. [1] In January 2022, BNSF Railway implemented a points attendance system named "Hi Viz" that a union president called, "the worst and most egregious attendance policy ever adopted by any rail carrier."
Under the tentative agreement, full- and part-time union workers will get $2.75 more per hour in 2023, and $7.50 more in total by the end of the five-year contract.
The union's political arm was a heavy independent spender in the 2022 election, putting more than $1.4 million into a political action committee to support Mayor-elect Karen Bass.
The 2022 ratification vote had a historically high turnout for graduate student workers, with over 92% of approximately 36,000 eligible workers voting overall. In comparison, only 4,374 workers participated in the previous ratification vote in 2018, with 59% voting yes. [26] The 2022 strike ended with the ratification of these contracts.
The striking union of its West Coast factory workers is seeking a 40% pay rise over four years and the restoration of a defined-benefit pension that was taken away in the contract a decade ago.
However, by April 2022, the contract fully expired and the company and union were still unable to come to a solid agreement regarding a new contract, with the union requesting increased starting salaries, better union protections, improved parental leave benefits, and a greater commitment from the company to diversity in the workplace.
But with the company and union holding negotiations and reporting progress throughout much of this year, this is the first major strike called by the union since November 2023. Employees picket ...
The contract failed approval as union members voted 1,093–970 to continue negotiations. Approximately 63% of all GWC–UAW members voted. Union members were opposed to certain agreements that were absent in the contract, such as third-party arbitration, a living wage , complete recognition of the bargaining unit, and full dental coverage.