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In July 2022, a Presidential Emergency Board was convened under the Railway Labor Act by President Joe Biden. [11] His Executive order stated, "I have been notified by the National Mediation Board that in its judgment these disputes threaten substantially to interrupt interstate commerce to a degree that would deprive a section of the country of essential transportation service."
Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) will now press ahead with two 48-hour strikes at Network Rail – and 14 train companies – from Tuesday and Friday.
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.
All strike action planned for December 13,14, 16 and 17 will go ahead.Furthermore, further strike action will take place between 18.00 hours on December 24 through to 05.59 hours December 27 2022 ...
FILE - A worker rides a rail car at a BNSF rail crossing in Saginaw, Texas, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. Most railroad workers weren't surprised that Congress intervened this week to block a ...
WASHINGTON — The nation isn’t going to get a rail strike for Christmas, but 115,000 railroad workers also are not going to get paid sick leave after the Senate passed legislation Thursday to ...
Pages in category "Rail transportation labor disputes in the United States" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
On July 12, a dozen unions representing 115,000 freight railroad workers voted to strike over pay and labor conditions, a move that would disrupt supply chains and imperil travel, since Amtrak ...