By Jordan Fabian, Ian Kullgren and Erik Wasson (Bloomberg) — President Joe Biden and Speaker Nancy Pelosi are moving to prevent a looming shutdown of the nation’s freight railroads with the…
https://gcaptain.com/president-biden-asks-congress-for-help-to-avoid-rail-strike/
by Erik Loomis (University of Rhode Island) The prospect of a potentially devastating rail workers strike is looming again. Fears of a strike in September 2022 prompted the Biden administration…
https://gcaptain.com/railroad-strikes-are-rare-but-crippling-to-ports-and-freight/
By Augusta Saraiva (Bloomberg) — Dockworkers and their employers at 29 West Coast ports will keep cargo at the busiest US maritime operations moving as they negotiate a new labor contract,…
https://gcaptain.com/long-beach-port-chief-sees-west-coast-labor-deal-being-reached-without-strike/
By Augusta Saraiva (Bloomberg) — US freight-rail companies need to turn their focus to clearing a backlog of containers at ports and at inland train terminals now that they have reached…
https://gcaptain.com/with-rail-strike-averted-focus-turns-to-clearing-congestion/
By Lisa Baertlein and Doyinsola Oladipo LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK, Sept 15 (Reuters) – Union railworkers in the United States scored a potential key victory in their fight for improved pay and working…
https://gcaptain.com/rail-worker-fight-could-be-model-for-other-deals/
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (Reuters) – Major U.S. railroads and unions secured a tentative deal on Thursday after 20 hours of intense talks brokered by President Joe Biden’s administration to…
https://gcaptain.com/biden-brokers-deal-averting-nationwide-rail-strike/
By Laila Kearney and Laura Sanicola NEW YORK, Sept 14 (Reuters) – Northeastern U.S. states could face disruptions to fuel supplies if rail transport shuts down in coming days due to a…
https://gcaptain.com/rail-disruption-could-lead-to-energy-shortages-for-northeast-states/
By Kim Chipman and Ryan Beene (Bloomberg) — US railroads are poised to stop shipments of farm products and other key goods starting Thursday as the industry braces for a possible…
https://gcaptain.com/railroads-wind-down-shipments-as-strike-deadline-looms/
By David Shepardson and Lisa Baertlein WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES, Sept 13 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s administration on Tuesday made contingency plans aiming to ensure deliveries of critical goods in the event of…
https://gcaptain.com/u-s-government-makes-contingency-plans-for-rail-shutdown/
By David Shepardson and Lisa Baertlein WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES, Sept 13 (Reuters) – The White House made a new effort on Tuesday to press railroads and unions to reach a deal to avoid…
https://gcaptain.com/white-house-makes-push-to-avoid-nationwide-rail-strike-costing-2-billion-a-day/