Railroad companies have used their power to intimidate shipping customers who speak up about poor service, threatening them with rate hikes & service cutbacks. Today, we're glad to see the STB call out railroads that try to retaliate against customers stb.gov/news-communica…

Class I railroads are failing workers and making railroads less safe due to overly harsh employee discipline policies. That’s according to the December 20 letters from the heads of the FRA and OSHA to the CEOS of six Class I railroads. Full story: blet.link/3PF6Biy

.Dina Titus’s new role as Ranking Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Railroads, Pipelines & Hazmat Subcommittee is well-deserved. #raillabor & #railsafety have no better ally. Leadership rooted in principle & action is rare these days—this is a win for workers & progress alike.

The winter 2025 issue of RWU's quarterly newsletter, The Highball, is here! Read up on the latest pro-worker perspective on the North American railroad industry. Share with others to use as an organizing tool. Read the issue here: tinyurl.com/yw6ttdvw

Are you passionate about building worker power and strengthening grassroots organizations? Rail workers are encouraged to apply. Railroad Workers United is seeking a dedicated and dynamic organizer to help grow our movement. More info here: bit.ly/4alOAQ2

Anyone talking tough about rail safety and making our communities safer from big railroads ought to back my 'Railway Safety Act.' unionprogress.com/2025/01/30/whe…

Railroad Workers United (RWU) needs your feedback to help prioritize and guide our strategic priorities. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Capitol Hill: U.S. Representative Dina Titus (D-NV), who has a history of supporting rail workers, spoke out in favor of two-person train crews and the need to pass important rail safety legislation during a January 23 hearing. Full story: blet.link/42LMyXz

I joined Ed Markey in introducing the All Aboard Act to invest in high-speed rail, expand passenger rail service, and grow the rail workforce across America. We need to invest in 21st century infrastructure, and Western PA's gotta be part of that network.

Railroads have funneled $146 billion into Wall Street.. Money made off the backs of workers, stolen from safety, and ripped from the communities they endanger. They cut jobs, gut inspections, and leave the public to deal with the wreckage. And Congress? Bought and paid for.

Stunning oversight. Nothing says ‘best-managed’ like record service complaints, plummeting employee morale, & a business model that treats customers as inconveniences. But as long as the operating ratio is lean & the dividends are fat, who needs trivial things like innovation or

Association of American Railroads study finds desired result for class one railroads; U.S. railroads incapable of running network service like the rest of the developed world does. progressiverailroading.com/rail_industry_…

Railroads gutted their police force, then acted shocked when theft skyrocketed. Now they want Congress to fix it.. Maybe try bringing back your own special agents instead of lobbying for a bailout? But that wouldn’t be #PSR, would it?

Yes, rail supports jobs.. fewer of them every year, thanks to #PSR-driven cuts. Funny how the AAR loves talking about ‘economic impact’ while rail carriers slash jobs, reduce service, and fight safety regulations at every turn.

BREAKING: Elon Musk suggests the United States should privatize the Postal Service and Amtrak.

The BLET will submit comments to the FRA on CSX’s “zero-to-zero” technology that relies on computers to automatically start and stop freight trains. CSX is seeking FRA approval for a Product Safety Plan to begin using it in daily operations. Read more: blet.link/4kox02r

Rail labor must be governed by the workers, not by backroom deals and handpicked successors. Direct elections for all is not just a demand—it’s a necessity.

🚨New podcast episode!🚨 Adam talks with The American Postal Workers Union - APWU President Mark Dimondstein about the threat of USPS privatization, Trump's attacks on unions, public ownership of the railroads, and more! youtu.be/OqLtA3KhJjI?si… open.spotify.com/episode/0RCeGI… #USMAILNOTFORSALE

As the U.S. threatens to privatize Amtrak, the UK begins to renationalize passenger rail after 30 years of a failed experiment with privatization. Read more: blet.link/3G5e74M

Railroad Workers United supports New Jersey Transit engineers and trainmen in the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen on strike today! Read our statement of solidarity. conta.cc/4kmXiBi