Federal judge rules Union Pacific allowed to break 149-year-old contract with Palestine, Texas

(Source: Palestine Herald-Press, February 5, 2021)

PALESTINE, Texas — A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Union Pacific Railroad is no longer bound to its 149-year-old contract with the City of Palestine and Anderson County. County officials called the move a blow to local railroad workers and the local economy, effectively gutting the future of the railroad jobs in the area.
 
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Monday, February 8, 2021