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VP Wallace outlines PSR problems, offers solutions at STB hearing

April 27, 2022

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, April 27 — BLET National Vice President Mark L. Wallace testified yesterday on behalf of the BLET at a hearing before the U.S. Surface Transportation Board titled “Urgent Issues in Freight Rail Service.” STB announced on April 7 that it would hold a two-day hearing to investigate recent rail service problems and recovery…

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CBC Unions reject lump-sum offers, seek proffer of arbitration

April 25, 2022

The Coordinated Bargaining Coalition released the following statement on April 25, 2022: On January 24, 2022, after more than two years of bargaining with the major U.S. Class I railroads, the 10 Rail Unions bargaining as part of the Coordinated Bargaining Coalition (CBC) announced that they had applied to the National Mediation Board (NMB) for…

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BLET wins in court over Union Pacific’s antiunion tactics

April 21, 2022

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, April 14 — The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) secured a major court victory over the Union Pacific Railroad (UP) on April 13 as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit upheld a district court’s 2021 ruling granting the BLET a preliminary injunction stopping the railroads’ indefinite suspension of…

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Union Pacific says track congestion hurting ability to meet demand

April 21, 2022

(Source: Reuters, April 21, 2022) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Corp. said on Thursday congestion on tracks was hurting its ability to meet shipping demand even as price hikes helped the U.S. railroad operator top market expectations for quarterly results. Total operating revenue in the quarter rose to $5.86 billion, from $5 billion last year. Full…

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