The nation’s largest train operators and their labor unions are less than 48 hours from a strike or lockout that could shut down cargo and passenger rail...
are less than 48 hours from a strike or lockout that could shut down cargo and passenger rail across the countryNearly 125,000 rail workers could walk of the job as soon as 12:01 a.m. Friday if the nation’s major railroad companies and two key unions of railroad engineers and conductors can’t come to terms on a new deal.
Union leaders say those cutbacks have forced the railroads to enact stricter policies to make sure people are at work, requiring longer hours and less freedom away from the job for employees., says that railroads do provide time off for sick leave and doctor’s appointments. They also say the new deal is the biggest wage lift in 40 years for railroad workers, pushing pay to an average of $110,000 a year by 2024.
Essentially all major railroads across the country will shut down and cargo trains could stop as of Friday morning. Unions are blaming railroads of threatening a lockout and companies are blaming labor groups of threatening to walk off the job., represent about 57,000 workers, it will likely be an industry-wide strike of more than 125,000 workers, the likes of which hasn’t been seen in this country in decades.
Except for the lack of train horns and the rumble of locomotive engines, it will likely take a few days for the general public to start noticing shortages at grocery stores or auto deals lots, said Allan Rutter, a researcher at If a strike stretches on for weeks, there will likely be shortages in nearly every industry and slowdowns when companies can’t get key shipments of industrial products, food supplies and other products, Rutter said.
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