Rails want to deploy heat detectors as part of safety plan after Norfolk Southern derailments, but a union says it lacks workers for the job after recent cuts.
Leaders from 12 unions met with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Amit Bose, administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration, in Washington.
Union Pacific is pausing use of embargoes on the freight rail network, a method of easing congestion which has attracted regulatory and labor union scrutiny.
President Joe Biden signed a bill into law making a rail strike illegal, preventing workers from walking off the job weeks before the holiday season.
As the Senate approved a rail labor deal to prevent a strike, rail unions tell CNBC that paid sick leave remains key and votes will have election consequences.
With four rail unions now aligned on a December 9 strike date, the timeline for railroad strike prep and impact on key sectors like chemicals is clearer.
Union Pacific’s CEO and top executives are called to a hearing in the nation’s capital over use of embargos to slow freight rail as a rail strike looms.
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