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Jan 7th, 2021 In this Sept. 13, 2019, file photo the logo for Union Pacific appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. A federal judge has blocked one of Union Pacifics main unions from going on strike over its concerns about the railroads efforts to protect employees from the coronavirus. Judge Brian Buescher ruled Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021 that the union must address its concerns through contract talks with the railroad and it doesnt have the right to strike now. A...

Share: Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) over their concerns about how Union Pacific (UP) has handled the COVID-19 pandemic among its workforce. In a Thursday decision by Judge Brian C. Buescher of the U.S. District Court in Nebraska, Buescher sided with UPs request asking for a preliminary injunction that would prevent BMWED from taking actions that would disrupt operations, such as picketing or taking part in strikes or a sickout.  The union, which is affiliated with the International Brotherhood of...

NORFOLK, Neb. — One of Union Pacific’s main unions is threatening to strike if the railroad doesn’t do more to protect its employees from the coronavirus. The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division union said the Omaha, Nebraska-based railroad needs to offer its more than 30,000 employees full pay if they have to quarantine […]

Print article The holiday season is usually a busy time of year for Anchorage-area retailers, but the spread of the coronavirus and the city’s “hunker-down” order have made business owners rethink how they can get their products to customers. From hand-delivering orders to virtual check-in lines, here’s how some Anchorage businesses are accommodating shoppers. Books and toys December is typically one of the busiest months of the year for The Writer’s Block in Spenard, but co-owner V...

Column: Oakwood man recalls 57 years of funeral rites Johnny Vardeman Charles Townsend of Oakwood completed a 57-year career as a funeral director, serving most of that time with Ward’s Funeral Home on South Main Street in Gainesville. He followed in the footsteps of his father, Sid Townsend, who was associated with Ward’s for years. That many years in any business, one can accumulate a lot of memories and stories. The one that stands out for Charles ...