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Protected: American Red Cross Unions Reach Tentative Agreement
Biden Executive Order Establishes Emergency Board to Investigate Disputes Between Railroads and Carrier Unions
On July 15, President Joe Biden issued an executive order establishing a Presidential Emergency Board which will delay any freight rail work stoppage for strike for 60 days effective July 18. There are 13 rail worker unions involved in the ongoing national contract...
Protected: Biden Executive Order Establishes Emergency Board to Investigate Disputes Between Railroads and Carrier Unions
TWU Fighting Back Against Automation
Novel ideas present at the AFL-CIO convention included the Transport Workers Union of America handing out jellybean packets which read: “Don’t let the bean counters win. Human operators save lives.” The packets, with a large BCTGM logo on the back, are being used to...