Will Bernie Sanders convince US rail companies to pay sick leave?
US Senator Bernie Sanders is still trying to provide rail workers in the country with at least seven days of paid sick leave. During a…
5,000 US rail workers get 4 days of paid sick leave
A historical precedent may have been set for railway workers all around the United States. In fact, 5,000 workers from CSX, a rail freight company…
No penalty for calling in sick, says this US rail company
The last few weeks in the United States have been quite chaotic when it comes to the future of rail workers. Since institutions have not…
US rail strike: shareholders of railway companies get involved
Shareholders in two of the largest railway companies in the United States are asking them to implement paid sick leave as a standard perennial benefit.…
US Congress blocked nationwide rail strike
The US Senate approved the bill that would block the national strike that has been threatening the country over the last few months on Thursday…
It’s strike season in the rail industry
Rail workers all over the world have organised and are organising multiple strikes to grab the industry’s attention on the issues they deem more important.…
US railroad strike could happen in early December
One of the largest US rail workers’ unions, the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (BRS), is ready to go on strike as early as 5 December.…
The US is getting a new Notorious BIG, this time on the West Coast
American rail freight company BNSF Railway is planning to build a new facility in Barstow, in southern California. The Barstow International Gateway (BIG) will allow…
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Russia-Ukraine crisis: is this the armageddon of Europe-China rail?
Scenarios around the consequences of an armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine have come and gone lately. So far, Russia is not buckling under Western…
North American rail merger raises controversy
Interesting news arrives from the shores across the ocean and specifically North America. Two major rail operators, Canadian Pacific (CP), from Canada, and Kansas City…