Posts tagged rail
Biden Backs ILA Strikers Warning Shippers on Price Spikes
October 2, 2024 // “Now is not the time for ocean carriers to refuse to negotiate a fair wage for these essential workers while raking in record profits,” Biden said in a statement from the White House. “My administration will be monitoring any price gouging activity that benefits foreign ocean carriers, including those on the USMX board.”
California Carrier and Freight Brokerage Ceasing Operations, Blames AB5
April 18, 2024 // “I blame AB5 for the main reasons our company is closing,” Chaul told FreightWaves on Tuesday. He said all hope that his company would survive faded in March after a federal judge in California rejected trucking and trade associations’ legal challenges to stop enforcement of AB5, a controversial state law that severely restricts the use of independent contractors. “California is a hostile place to operate a business,” he said. “This law has created a hostile operating environment and an environment of unfair competition.”
Rail strike suspended ahead of talks to resolve union recognition dispute
April 12, 2024 // Alan Jones, PA Industrial Correspondent Thu, April 11, 2024 at 4:16 AM EDT·1 min read A planned strike by rail workers at CrossCountry has been suspended after progress over a union recognition dispute. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) were due to walk out on Saturday. The union said the company has agreed to hold talks in a bid to resolve the row. Mick Lynch Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union general secretary Mick Lynch (Belinda Jiao/PA) RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said: “With our members prepared to take strike action this weekend, CrossCountry management has seen the need to sit down with RMT to find a long-term resolution to this impasse. “We have agreed to suspend strike action and take up this opportunity. “But our strike mandate remains in place, so we will name new strike dates if that becomes necessary.”
Hospitality workers, Las Vegas casinos in crunch time for labor talks
October 4, 2023 // The Las Vegas unions are among the most powerful in the United States, covering workers who wait tables, clean hotel rooms and prepare food. Their demands mirror similar activity in the shipping, rail and auto industries where employees have sought better compensation due to the higher cost of living as unemployment stays low. "The companies have an opportunity to do the right thing and step up and get a contract done, but if not, there could be a strike any time after that," said Ted Pappageorge, Secretary-Treasurer for the culinary union. "Any time after October 6th, there could be a strike," he said.
MetroAccess union goes on strike
August 2, 2022 // A MetroAccess union strike on top of problems on the Red Line may complicate commutes in the D.C. region. Members at Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689 that were employed by Transdev voted roughly four weeks ago to begin a strike at the Hubbard Road Garage. That particular location, the union said, has been over 100 workers short “for over a year and a half.” Brian Wivell, a spokesperson for Local 689, said that a mix of road supervisors, mechanics and other workers are expected to strike Monday morning with some expected impacts.