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NS, SMART-TD to partner on conductor trainee program

NS, SMART-TD to partner on conductor trainee program Norfolk Southern Railway this week announced a partnership with International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers–Transportation Division (SMART-TD) that will launch several new...

TEAMSTERS WIN HISTORIC UPS TA!

Deal Results in Higher Wages, More Jobs, Equal Pay, A/C, MLK Day, Part-Time Rewards (WASHINGTON) – Today, the Teamsters reached the most historic tentative agreement for workers in the history of UPS, protecting and rewarding more than 340,000 UPS Teamsters...

Union Pacific names Vena as CEO, Whited as president to succeed Fritz

Union Pacific Corp. today announced that Jim Vena will become CEO, Beth Whited will become president and Mike McCarthy will become chairman of the company effective Aug. 14. They will succeed current Chairman, CEO and President Lance Fritz, who announced earlier this...

Railroads, Unions Form Rare Alliance Over Sickness Benefit Cuts

Railroads, Unions Form Rare Alliance Over Sickness Benefit Cuts Nearly 6% cut to some railroader benefits hits post-pandemic Congress faces tough path despite bipartisan support A recent cut in railroad workers’ sickness and unemployment benefits has made bedfellows...