March 1, 2007 | Contract Negotiations, Headlines
(Bloomberg News circulated the following article on March 1.) WASHINGTON — U.S. railroads reached a tentative agreement on wages and benefits Wednesday with seven unions representing 66,000 workers, the National Carriers Conference Committee said. The accord...
March 1, 2007 | Contract Negotiations, Headlines
(The following article by Gregory Richards was posted on the Virginian-Pilot website on March 1.) NORFOLK, Va. — Seven rail unions representing 46 percent of rail employees reached a tentative labor agreement Wednesday with the country’s major freight railroads,...
March 1, 2007 | Contract Negotiations, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Alan Zibel on March 1.) WASHINGTON — After more than two years of negotiations, U.S. freight railroads on Wednesday reached a new labor agreement with unions representing about 66,000 workers. The...
December 19, 2005 | Contract Negotiations, Headlines
(Bloomberg News circulated the following article on December 17.) WASHINGTON — Union Pacific Corp. and other large U.S. railroads asked federal mediators to release them from talks with unions representing 85,000 workers, moving the two sides a step closer to a...
July 21, 2004 | Contract Negotiations, News
CLEVELAND, July 21 — In the coming months the BLET/Teamster Rail Conference will begin coordinated national bargaining with the nation’s railroads. In order to best represent your interests, this campaign will be member-driven and reflect the desires and...
