Articles
CSX in Baltimore: A Dangerous Place to Work
The December 2021 explosion at the CSX coal pier in the Curtis Bay neighborhood of …
railroads
Editorials
Rail Companies Sacrifice Lives for Profit
These train crashes expose the backwards priorities that are rampant throughout this whole system, not just in the railroads. Workers know all too well the many ways companies risk our lives and the safety of our communities for profit …
Articles
Profits over Lives in Head-On Train Crash in Greece
The disastrous train crash in Greece is another example of how capitalism risks our lives. …
Articles
The Railway Workers’ Fight Is Our Fight
Last Friday, President Biden signed a Congressional resolution to impose a contract on railway workers. …
Articles
A Railroad Strike is Back on the Table as Workers Reject the Tentative Agreement
Conductors and yard workers represented by the Transportation Division of International Association of Sheet Metal, …
Articles
A National Railroad Strike has been Called off … for now
On Thursday, Sep. 14, two unions representing about 60,000 railroad workers announced that they have …
Articles
(video) U.S. Rail Workers Could Strike and Shut Down the Economy
The following short video {5 min} was produced and edited by Paula Pecorella and Meg …
Articles
Biden Administration Attacks Rail Workers
As working conditions in the rail industry have worsened, Biden has used an executive order to create a board to mediate a labor dispute and prevent rail workers from striking for 60 days. …