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Railroad Unions and Companies Reach a Tentative Deal to Avoid a Strike

The agreement now heads to union members for a ratification vote, which is a standard procedure in labor talks. While the vote is tallied, workers have agreed not to strike.

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U.S. Railroad Workers Prepare for Strike as Rail Companies See Record Profits

A strike — the first since 1992 — could cost the U.S. economy $2bn a day, according to a recently issued Association of American Railroads report, and workers say they will quit an industry already facing staff shortages.

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White House Pushes Railroads, Unions to Avert Crippling Strike

The White House urged labor unions and freight-rail operators to come to an agreement in contract talks, with mounting concern that a strike as soon as Sept. 16 could damage the U.S. economy and Democrats’ midterm election prospects.

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Strike Action Cancelled After the Queen's Death

Some of the U.K.'s biggest strikes have been called off after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, and the U.K. Rail Delivery Group said train timetables would be normal now that strikes were not going ahead.

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U.S. Transportation Secretary Buttigieg Announces $20 Million Federal Grant to Port Of Los Angeles

The port said the infrastructure investment, along with funds from the Jobs Act, will support rail-roadway separation to improve truck access and speed cargo flow through the area.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, with Port of Los Angeles Executive Director, Gene Seroka, announcing the $20 million grant on Sept. 7. Photo: Port of Los Angeles

Labor Secretary Joins Rail Negotiation Session at National Mediation Board

Negotiators from the two sides are slated to again meet with the Mediation Board Sept. 8 and Sept. 9, in an effort to avert a strike or lockout on Sept. 16, when the current 30-day cooling off period ends.

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Railroads Reverse Years of Streamlining to Improve Freight Service

Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific have recently reopened several “hump yards,” where trains are broken down and reassembled for their next destinations.

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How Visibility Can Ease the Pain of Long Chassis Return Times

The trucking industry is still far from solving some of its deepest challenges since the pandemic, such as the shortage of intermodal chassis in circulation.

Truck chassis sit stacked at the APM shipping terminal in the Port of Los Angeles. Photo: Bloomberg.

World’s Key Workers Threaten to Hit Economy Where It Will Hurt

The pandemic has put unprecedented strain on global supply chains— and also on the workers who’ve kept those systems running under tough conditions. It looks like many of them have had enough.

Truckers protest at the Port of Oakland in Oakland, California. Photo: Bloomberg.

‘The U.S. Is Not Prepared’: Hot Temperatures Stress Transit Systems

With temperatures soaring in the U.K. and U.S., civil engineers and transit authorities say the heat is threatening rail networks across both countries.

The sun rises over power lines near Imperial, California. Photo: Bloomberg.

Pakistan’s Belt and Road Revival at Risk as Gwadar Protest Brews

The leader of a local rights movement in the Pakistani coastal town of Gwadar is threatening to launch a large sit-in protest this week — potentially jeopardizing the government’s efforts to revitalize development around the Chinese-controlled port.

Industry Organizations Vulnerable to Rail Strike Applaud Biden’s Creation of Emergency Board

The National Retail Federation (NRF), the American Trucking Associations (ATA) and the Association of American Railroads (AAR) all welcomed President Joe Biden’s announcement July 15 that he had created via executive order a Presidential Emergency Board.

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