MOW union demanding more safety precautions at Union Pacific during pandemic, but judge rules it can’t strike Written by Bill Wilson, Editor-in-Chief
A resolution has been introduced in the L.A. City Council to declare miles of Union Pacific track public nuisance areas.
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A federal judge is rejecting a strike order by one of Union Pacific’s bigger unions. The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division threatened to walk off the job last month due to COVID-19 safety concerns, but those plans have been derailed.
Saying the pandemic was not “a work-specific safety concern,” Judge Brian Buescher says the union needs to address its demands with Union Pacific directly via contract negotiations. The union wants the Class 1 company to strengthen COVID-19 safety protocols in the workplace, and also is seeking full-time pay if workers have to be quarantined.
OMAHA, Neb. A federal judge has blocked one of Union Pacific’s main unions from going on strike over its concerns about the railroad’s efforts to protect employees from the coronavirus. The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division last month threatened to strike because it wants the Omaha, Nebraska-based railroad to strengthen its virus-safety […]
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 Pacific s main unions from going on strike over its concerns about the railroad s 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 doesn t have the right to strike now.
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) A federal judge has blocked one of Union Pacific s main unions from going on strike over its concerns about the railroad s efforts to protect employees from the coronavirus.
BY Associated Press | December 24, 2020
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 because of exposure to the virus, and it wants UP to bolster safety precautions in the workplace.
Union Pacific maintains that it is taking appropriate precautions to protect workers from the virus, and it has gone to court to block the union from striking because it says the dispute should be resolved through collective bargaining.
SPM NEWS 12.23.20 - 4:32PM
Sioux City Police are on the lookout for a Sioux City man accused of a shooting at a gentleman’s club over the weekend.
A woman was serious hurt during the shooting that took place after a fight outside Mavericks in the old stockyard area early on Saturday. The victim was in the parking lot at the time watching the confrontation that didn’t involve the suspect. Witnesses say 26-year-old Rudy C. Johnson started shooting toward the fight.
Johnson is considered armed and dangerous. He faces several charges including Willful Injury, Going Armed with Intent, Intimidation with a Dangerous Weapon, Assault while Participating in a Felony, and Felon in Possession of a Firearm.