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FRA to issue final rule affecting railroad contract workers

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration recently announced a slew of actions it plans to take aimed at improving rail safety in the wake of the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

But depending on an upcoming decision from the Federal Railroad Administration, the industry could instead be taking a step backward, according to railroad unions.

That decision — which FRA plans to publish in May, according to the latest regulatory agenda issued by the U.S. Department of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fra-to-issue-final-rule-affecting-railroad-contract-workers

Future of Union Pacific program testing 1-person crews uncertain

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Union Pacific’s efforts to conduct a pilot program testing a one-person train crew configuration is...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/future-of-union-pacific-program-testing-1-person-crews-uncertain

Los ferrocarriles de clase I trabajan para reanudar rápidamente las operaciones 

A locomotive with the letters BNSF emblazoned on the front travels on track through a forest.

Hermandad de Maquinistas de Locomotoras y Trenes, ferrocarril,
huelga ferroviaria,
sindicatos ferroviarios,
SMART-TD

Las operaciones en Estados Unidos de los ferrocarriles de clase I están trabajando para reanudar sus operaciones “inmediatamente” ahora que se ha alcanzado un acuerdo para evitar una huelga de los miembros del sindicato el viernes. 

Dos de los mayores sindicatos -los que representan a los maquinistas de locomotoras y a los conductores de trenes — llegaron a un acuerdo provisional de...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/los-ferrocarriles-de-clase-i-trabajan-para-reanudar-rapidamente-las-operaciones

Class I railroads work to quickly resume operations

A locomotive with the letters BNSF emblazoned on the front travels on track through a forest.

The U.S. operations of the Class I railroads are working to resume operations “immediately” now that a deal has been reached to avoid a strike by union members on Friday.

Two of the largest labor unions — those representing locomotive engineers and train conductors — reached an eleventh-hour tentative agreement with the railroads. The agreement, announced early Thursday, averts a strike that could have begun as early as just after midnight Friday.

“We are moving immediately to resume normal...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/class-i-railroads-work-to-quickly-resume-operations

Rail roundup: CSX offers advance payments to union members in a bid to repair ‘dysfunctional’ dynamic

A photograph of a CSX train.

As part of a broader effort to repair the relationship between the railroads and the unions, CSX is advancing monthly advance payments on future wage adjustments to union employees as both parties continue to undergo labor negotiations. 

CSX (NASDAQ: CSX) made the tentative agreement with trainmen and yardmasters with the Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers, Transportation Division (SMART-TD). The railroad said it would reach out to other labor representatives to reach similar...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/rail-roundup-csx-offers-advance-payments-to-union-members-in-a-bid-to-repair-dysfunctional-dynamic

‘Industries dependent upon the railroads’ service are forsaken’

The Surface Transportation Board has scheduled a hearing for April 26-27 in response to a letter sent by the National Grain and Feed Association about worsening rail service. 

The March 24 letter has gotten support from various rail unions and other stakeholders in recent days. These stakeholders are also asking the STB to examine the causes behind the service delays. 

Here’s a roundup of what’s been said recently:

Unions criticize headcount reductions, blame service issues on lack of adequate...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/industries-dependent-upon-the-railroads-service-are-forsaken

Union to seek arbitration over BNSF attendance policy

Two rail labor unions have decided to pursue arbitration over their objections with BNSF’s new attendance policy versus pursuing the issue before a federal appeals court.

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) and the International Union of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers (SMART-TD) said they have decided to pursue arbitration because of the potential lengthiness of the appeals process and also because it appears unlikely that an appeals court would...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/union-to-seek-binding-arbitration-over-bnsf-attendance-policy

Federal court rules unions can’t strike over BNSF attendance policy

A federal judge has ruled that two major rail unions can’t go on strike against BNSF over their objections to the railroad’s new “Hi Viz” attendance policy. 

Judge Mark T. Pittman of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas in Fort Worth said the dispute between BNSF (NYSE: BRK.B) and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) and the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers – Transportation Division (SMART-TD) is a minor...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/federal-court-rules-unions-cant-strike-over-bnsf-attendance-policy

Rail unions take attendance policy grievances to Buttigieg, Walsh

Two major rail unions are taking their concerns about attendance programs at BNSF and other Class I railroads to U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Labor Secretary Martin Walsh, saying that employees are pressured to take on work even though they’re fatigued. 

The letter to the two officials came a day before BNSF’s new “Hi-Viz” attendance program took effect on Tuesday. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) and the Transportation Division of the International...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/rail-unions-take-attendance-policy-grievances-to-buttigieg-walsh

Unions press on in fight against BNSF attendance program

While two rail unions plan to abide by a temporary restraining order banning BNSF employees from striking over a new attendance program, they are not abandoning legal action.

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) and the Transportation Division of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation (SMART-TD) will continue to use every legal means available to prevent the implementation of the proposed policy, the two groups said in a Friday release....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/unions-press-on-in-fight-against-bnsf-attendance-program

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