Planned UP maintenance-of-way furloughs spark controversy

(Source: Trains.com, November 1, 2023)

The head of the track workers’ union has warned federal regulators that Union Pacific aims to furlough up to 1,350 maintenance-of-way employees next month and will push the remainder of this year’s planned trackwork projects into 2024 as a cost-saving measure. Tony Cardwell, president of the BMWED, claims that UP’s decision to postpone trackwork and furlough union members poses a safety risk.

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