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With coronavirus cases rising sharply in the U.S. and Canada in recent weeks, the Class I railroads have also been grappling with managing increased COVID-19 exposure on their networks. Meanwhile, some rail union members contend that the railroads have been inconsistent with how safety precautions...

The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division (BMWED), a U.S. rail labor union affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, wants the freight railroads to privately mandate the testing and tracing of the COVID-19 virus among employees after the recent deaths of several...

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is extending the length of time that freight and passenger railroads are waived from complying with certain safety regulations, according to recent filings. In March,  the agency granted the temporary waivers because of the coronavirus pandemic. Freight...

In a letter to rank and file members, the negotiating committee of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters informed members that YRC Worldwide (NASDAQ: YRCW) was given a grace period on health and welfare and pension fund contributions due to volume declines associated with the coronavirus. The...

Good day, As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on in the U.S., truckers and parcel delivery workers have become indispensable in the fight to move products to end consumers. An increasing number of people are now shutting themselves indoors, relying completely on online shopping to get their essentials...

The Teamsters have voted against the UPS contract agreement for the Small Package division, but the union says the contract is ratified anyway. That appeared to be news to United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS). While that fate of that larger contract may be somewhat in question, one thing that is...

The Machinists Union wants to represent workers at the Boeing Co (NYSE: BA) plant in South Carolina, and workers will be voting Wednesday to make it happen. The Machinists already represent the majority of the Boeing factory workers across the country, but Boeing specifically chose to build its new...