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. Fox News 10 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.