Posted on 11/10/2022 5:19:26 AM PST by ransomnote
New York CNN Business — The threat of a freight railroad strike has been pushed back to early December, as four major unions have agreed to coordinate the date on which they could potentially go on strike.The third-largest railroad union, the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employe Division, had been prepared to strike as soon as November 20, the Sunday before Thanksgiving. But the group announced Wednesday that is has agreed to extend negotiations with the railroads until at least December 4, the deadline set by another union, the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen. The rank and file members of both unions have rejected the tentative agreements reached with the railroads in September, mostly over the lack of sick pay in the contracts.
A strike by any one rail union would lead to a shutdown of America’s major freight railroads, as all the other unions, even those that have ratified contracts, would honor the picket lines. That could cause severe economic problems, as 30% of America’s freight moves by rail, when measured by weight and distance traveled.
MORE AT LINK: https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/09/business/railroad-strike-threat-postponed
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" The two largest rail unions, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen and the Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation union, which represents conductors,
are holding their own ratification votes, the results of which are due November 21.
If one or both of those unions reject the deals, they would be prepared to strike December 9."
"If one or both of those contracts are voted down, the BMWED said it is ready to further push its strike date back to December 9."
Will the “North Pole Express” be on time?
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As holidays near, a nationwide rail strike is still on the table
Like many rail workers, he expected better, in part because of what he’d been hearing from the White House. President Biden has repeatedly talked of being the most pro-union administration in American history. He appointed former union leader Marty Walsh as Secretary of Labor. If anyone would go to bat for rail workers, it would be this president and this labor secretary, Murtagh believed.
“It was like, this is our time,” he says.
He was stunned when Biden’s Presidential Emergency Board released its recommendations, which became the framework for the tentative agreement. The unions had requested 15 paid sick days, up from zero. The board responded by recommending just one additional personal day.
https://www.npr.org/2022/11/17/1136459343/railroads-rail-workers-strike-negotiations-labor-union
(From the article): The union " announced Wednesday that is has agreed to extend negotiations with the railroads until at least December 4,
the deadline set by another union, the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen.
The rank and file members of both unions have rejected the tentative agreements reached with the railroads in September,
mostly over the lack of sick pay in the contracts."
A strike by any one rail union would lead to a shutdown of America’s major freight railroads, as all the other unions,
even those that have ratified contracts, would honor the picket lines.
That could cause severe economic problems, as 30% of America’s freight moves by rail, when measured by weight and distance traveled."
H/T to ransomnote and Texan4Life for the update !
" A strike by any one rail union would lead to a shutdown of America’s major freight railroads,
as all the other unions, even those that have ratified contracts, would honor the picket lines.
That could cause severe economic problems, as 30% of America’s freight moves by rail, when measured by weight and distance traveled."
Biden’s people involved in this will almost certainly screw it up and there will be a strike. “Never let a crisis go to waste”.
10% for the Big Guy!!
One of the largest railway workers unions voted to reject a contract deal brokered by the Biden administration in September. Seven unions have agreed, but all 12 need to approve it to avoid a potentially economically devastating strike. Richard Edelman, attorney for BMWED, a union that voted against the contract, joins CBS News to discuss the contract and what workers say its missing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BIuoxkq5rE
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