Rail union mulls action against Union Pacific over COVID-19 woes
Union Pacific has filed suit in federal court to prevent union from striking
20 7,258 3 minutes read BMWED leaders want Union Pacific to offer more COVID-19 measures (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)
The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division (BMWED) is threatening to take action against Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP), saying that the railroad hasn’t done enough to protect workers against the COVID-19 pandemic.
The union, which is affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, said it would take action if Union Pacific (UP) didn’t respond to safety demands by Sunday.
Share:
Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP), saying that the railroad hasn t done enough to protect workers against the COVID-19 pandemic.
The union, which is affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, said it would take action if Union Pacific (UP) didn t respond to safety demands by Sunday. Hundreds of Union Pacific employees have contracted COVID-19 at work, with two members dying and dozens hospitalized, BMWED said on Friday. UP employed 32,000 workers total in mid-November, according to data submitted to the Surface Transportation Board, including over 8,000 maintenance of way employees. The union is asking for full quarantine pay and common sense COVID-19 safeguards on the job.
Stimulus Package Brings Much-Needed Funding For Teamster-Related Industries djournal.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from djournal.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Air India Agrees To Return Wages To Teamsters After Union Files Suit
Union Successfully Curtails Scrooge-like Pay Cuts
News provided by
Share this article
Share this article
NEW YORK, Dec. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Air India, Ltd. has agreed to reimburse members of Teamsters Locals 210 and 781 who work at the company for lost wages after the Teamsters filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), saying the company broke the law. This is a billion-dollar enterprise that employs hundreds of workers across the globe, but Teamster members are the only Air India workers who didn t have their wages slashed this year, said Capt. David Bourne, Director of the Teamsters Airline Division. Pandemic or no pandemic, there is no reason the company can t follow the law and negotiate with us over compensation. We are thrilled that we forced Air India to do the right thing by giving back the wages its workers are rightfully owed, right in time for the ho
FreightWaves Haul of Fame: St. Johnsbury Trucking proudly served the Northeast for more than 70 years A St.Johnsbury Trucking tractor-trailer. (Photo: Gary Morton Collection)
St. Johnsbury Trucking was formed by brothers Harry and Milton (Mickey) Zabarksy in 1920 in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. Even earlier (1918), Maurice, the youngest brother, helped their father convert a roadster into a truck and began hauling area farmers’ milk to market.
As the company became more established, Harry and Mickey began hauling farmers’ milk and meat to Boston by truck, while the bulk of these commodities were shipped by rail. The company became a household name in 1927 following one of Vermont’s worst floods. The Zabarksy brothers branched out and hauled mail and household goods to service those affected by the flood after the railroad tracks and trestles had been washed away.