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UP to announce Q2 2022 earnings on July 21
(Source: Union Pacific Railroad press release, June 23, 2022) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Corporation will release second quarter 2022 financial and operating results on Thursday, July 21, 2022, at 7:45 a.m. ET. The company’s management team will host a conference call and live webcast at 8:45 a.m. ET. Parties interested in participating via teleconference may…
Read MoreBLET to hold strike authorization vote
https://ble-t.org/news/blet-to-hold-strike-authorization-vote-2/ INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, June 22 — In a conference call held with all BLET General Chairmen today, National President Dennis R. Pierce announced that preparations are underway to poll members to authorize a strike in the event one becomes necessary to attain the Organization’s national bargaining goals. The National Mediation Board released the BLET and…
Read More12 rail unions and NCCC enter cooling-off period
(Source: National Mediation Board press release, June 17, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. —The National Mediation Board (NMB) confirms that, pursuant to the Railway Labor Act, the National Carriers’ Conference Committee (NCCC) and the twelve unions noted below were released by the NMB from statutory Mediation on June 17, 2022, and a 30-day cooling-off period begins on June…
Read MoreAAR reports rail traffic for week ending June 4, 2022
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, June 8, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending June 4, 2022. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 475,513 carloads and intermodal units, down 2.8 percent compared with the same week last year. Total carloads…
Read MoreUnited Rail Unions statement on national bargaining, June 9, 2022
The united Rail Unions issued the following statement on June 9, 2022: The Rail Unions who are bargaining as part of the Coordinated Bargaining Coalition and the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way/SMART Mechanical Coalition concluded their third week of compulsory joint National Mediation Board-mediated negotiations with the National Carriers’ Conference Committee (NCCC) yesterday. These joint…
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