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Correspondents dinner shooter case raises concerns about security on trains

Union representatives and safety consultants say the case of the man charged with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at a media dinner is the latest example of someone allegedly trying to use the country's passenger trains to smuggle guns for an attack

The Independent UK

Biggest rail union joins others in endorsing Union Pacific merger but some still have reservations

The nation’s largest railroad union endorsed Union Pacific’s proposed $85 billion acquisition of Norfolk Southern Monday after securing promises to protect jobs

The Independent UK

Flurry of contract deals come as railroads, unions see Trump's election looming over talks

The flurry of contract agreements announced early this fall — including two more Wednesday — offer evidence that major railroads and their unions are working to avoid the standoffs that led them to a brink of a national strike two years ago

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Rail union wants new rules to improve conductor training in the wake of 2 trainee deaths

The nation's largest railroad union wants federal regulators to do more to ensure conductors are properly trained in the wake of two recent trainee deaths in Maryland

The Independent UK

Engineers frustrated with rails even as others get sick time

Tens of thousands of engineers remain frustrated with the lack of paid sick time and the demands railroads like BNSF are making in negotiations despite the progress that has been made this year with sick time deals for most of the other rail unions

The Independent UK

Railroad's plan to test idea to cut train crews put on hold

Union Pacific’s latest attempt to move toward cutting its train crews down to one person remains on hold

The Independent UK

Forced rail pact: Sick days in doubt

“We firmly believe in the workers’ right to fight for their own best interests," one union says

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US railroad workers vote down proposed contract

A strike could freeze up to 30 percent of cargo shipments as workers voice frustration over quality-of-life issues.

Al Jazeera

Biggest US rail unions split on labor deal, raising odds of strike

Members of the nation’s two largest railway unions held conflicting votes on a key labor pact, muddying efforts by the Biden administration to avoid a strike when the labor peace agreement ends next month.

Tribune News Service

Odds of a nationwide rail strike are increasing after another big union rejects contract

That could cripple U.S. supply chains right as the holidays ramp up.

Fortune

Largest rail union rejects contract, stoking fears of a strike

The rail union representing 28,000 freight rail conductors, brakemen and yardmen has voted down the contract deal brokered by the Biden administration back in September.

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