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The 2022 United States railroad labor dispute was a labor dispute between freight railroads and workers in the United States. Rail companies and unions had tentatively agreed to a deal in September 2022, but it was rejected by a majority of the unions' rank-and-file members.
The first national rail strikes since the 1980s began in June 2022. The unions involved are Aslef and the RMT, the largest rail union. They are involved in parallel disputes with the 14 leading ...
Freight rail workers are fed up. Disputes over salary, time off and other work practices are leading to a push for the first US freight rail strike in 30 years.
A strike could also affect the country’s commuter rail system, with the potential to halt some lines serviced by freight rail workers, and cause backlogs and traffic snarls on others.
The union defied the extension of the strike deadline, and no other unions joined in the strike as a result. Even though the strike was confined to just one railroad, 40 railroads in the United States all responded by halting their operations, which unions said was an attempt by the railroad industry to force government intervention in the ...
It wouldn’t take long for the effects of a rail strike to trickle through the economy. The stakes are so high for the economy that Congress is expected to intervene and impose contract terms on ...
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Another rail strike has been announced for next month, continuing the wave of industrial action sweeping the country. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) announced that 40,000 of its ...