Archive for May 2020

(Source: Bloomberg Law, May 26, 2020) NEW YORK — The country’s top freight railroads are fighting with some of the largest companies bringing fuel price-fixing claims against them in D.C. federal court over the proper scope of the multidistrict case after the defeat of a parallel class action. Full story: Bloomberg Law Wednesday, May 27, 2020

(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, May 22, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following is a statement from Teamsters Dairy and Food Processing Division Director Rome Aloise regarding the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announcement that it will be suspending limits on the H2-B visa program and permitting companies in the U.S. food supply…

(Source: Freight Waves, May 24, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Rail employment dipped to record low levels in April, walloped by the COVID-19 pandemic and declining coal volumes. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that rail employment among U.S. freight and passenger rail companies was around 157,200 workers in April, down from under 180,000 in April…

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, May 22 — The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) has reached a tentative agreement with the Portland & Western/ Willamette & Pacific Railroad (PNW). Ballots were mailed today to active members of the BLET employed by the PNW who are eligible to vote in the ratification of this agreement. Ballots are…