Will Bernie Sanders convince US rail companies to pay sick leave?
US Senator Bernie Sanders is still trying to provide rail workers in the country with at least seven days of paid sick leave. During a press conference held on 9 February, Sanders said he sent...Read more
5,000 US rail workers get 4 days of paid sick leave
A historical precedent may have been set for railway workers all around the United States. In fact, 5,000 workers from CSX, a rail freight company active in the east of the US and southeastern Canada,...Read moreNo penalty for calling in sick, says this US rail company
The last few weeks in the United States have been quite chaotic when it comes to the future of rail workers. Since institutions have not seemed to find effective solutions for a collective agreement, rail...Read more
US rail strike: shareholders of railway companies get involved
Shareholders in two of the largest railway companies in the United States are asking them to implement paid sick leave as a standard perennial benefit. The railway companies involved are Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern.Read more
US Congress blocked nationwide rail strike
The US Senate approved the bill that would block the national strike that has been threatening the country over the last few months on Thursday 1 December. Moreover, they rejected the amendment that would include...Read more
It’s strike season in the rail industry
Rail workers all over the world have organised and are organising multiple strikes to grab the industry’s attention on the issues they deem more important. The rail sector, and therefore rail freight, is in fact...Read more
US railroad strike could happen in early December
One of the largest US rail workers’ unions, the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (BRS), is ready to go on strike as early as 5 December. Three more unions set 9 December as their deadline for...Read moreThe US is getting a new Notorious BIG, this time on the West Coast
American rail freight company BNSF Railway is planning to build a new facility in Barstow, in southern California. The Barstow International Gateway (BIG) will allow for the direct transfer of containers from ships to rail...Read more
Russia-Ukraine crisis: is this the armageddon of Europe-China rail?
ANALYSISScenarios around the consequences of an armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine have come and gone lately. So far, Russia is not buckling under Western pressure while the US and EU are ready to impose...Read more