railroad workers
Congress and Biden override rail worker collective bargaining rights
December 2, 2022Giving in to the President and rail bosses, the new bill imposes a contract without the seven sick days rail workers demanded.
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Congress could be ready to kill bargaining rights of rail workers
December 1, 2022Unions warn that lawmakers may impose upon them today a deal dictated by management and they are angry that Biden is willing to go along.
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Pro-labor lawmakers move to add sick days to Railway Deal
November 30, 2022Sen. Sanders declares that it is time to “put up or shut up” for anyone who claims to fight for the working class.
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Rail unions protest Biden’s move to have Congress impose new pact
November 29, 2022Rail union leaders, plus a top rank-and-file group, are protesting President Joe Biden’s request to Congress to impose a new contract on the nation’s 115,000 freight rail workers.
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Members of largest rail unions split on ratifying proposed deal
November 21, 2022If the two sides can’t reach a deal by the end of the “cooling-off” period on Dec. 9, the Railway Labor Act leaves the unions free to strike and the bosses free to lock them out.
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