Tag: Rail
With rail strike looming, tech companies reroute chips to trucking
A container delivery truck heads for one of the terminals at the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, California.Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty ImagesTe [...]
Rail reform needed before workers' pay increases, says Transport Secretary
The transport secretary says the UK does not have "a proper seven-day railway" network.
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RMT union’s Mick Lynch on rail meeting with Mark Harper
Mick Lynch has said he had a “positive meeting” with Transport Secretary Mark Harper over rail strikes.And the RMT union general secretary said it was [...]
Mark Harper on rail strike talks with RMT’s Mick Lynch
The transport secretary said there was a “shared agreement” that the rail dispute had gone on for too long.After meeting RMT leader Mick Lynch, Mark H [...]
Key Union Votes Down Freight Rail Contract, Making Strike More Likely
The tentative agreement, brokered in September with help from the Biden administration, had averted a strike before the midterm elections.
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PMQs: McVey and Raab on tax rises and HS2 rail scheme
A former Tory frontbencher said she could not support tax rises while the HS2 rail project continued.Esther McVey, a Cheshire MP whose seat is affecte [...]
Threat of rail strike has supply chain ramping up contingency plans
An aerial view of shipping containers and freight railway trains ahead of a possible strike if there is no deal with the rail worker unions, at the BN [...]
RMT union announces November rail strike dates
There will be fresh Network Rail strikes on 3, 5 and 7 November as part of a dispute over pay
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Great British Railways: Fears planned rail body could be axed
The Rail Forum says it fears government plans to overhaul the system might not go ahead.
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Labour does back rail nationalisation, says shadow transport minister
However, in July, his successor as Labour leader Sir Keir said he wanted to take a "pragmatic" rather than "ideological" approach on nationalisation, [...]
Biden Announces Tentative Deal to Avoid Rail Strike Is Reached
President Biden praised the agreement as a “big win” for workers and the rail companies.
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Rail stocks, Arconic, NextEra Energy and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell:Union Pacific (UNP), CSX (CSX), Norfolk Southern (NSC) – Rail stocks are all higher in the pr [...]
Biden announces tentative labor agreement to avert national rail strike
President Joe Biden announced a tentative railway labor deal early Thursday to avert a national rail strike that threatened to shut a major segment of [...]
White House official on plans in the event of a rail strike disrupting supply chains
I've been posting on the possible strike on the horizon since early this week.ICYMI:US railroad strike looks likely to trigger another surge in food p [...]
Rail workers strike 2022: What it could mean for you and the economy
A railroad strike that would disrupt the entire American economy: not ideal, given, you know, everything. Yet one could be on the horizon.
Tens of [...]