As we await The FRA’s final rule, RWU reiterates our insistence on stringent standards that eliminate all exceptions, ensuring the safety & security of rail ops with a steadfast requirement for at least two crew members on every train. Compromising on safety is unacceptable.

“The railroads are always resisting any efforts we make toward #publicsafety improvements toward their industry by citing federal preemption.”

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The campaign for 1 Member 1 Vote in the BMWED is gaining momentum, and now you can read about it in Labor Notes!

Railroad track workers have launched a campaign to get their union officers elected by the members, rather than by convention delegates.

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East Palestine resident and LIUNA Local 1058 member chris albright and Editor-in-Chief for The Real News, Maximillian Alvarez, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to follow up on the event in East Palestine, Ohio over the weekend. bit.ly/43BCSgT

Pennsylvania train crash highlights shortcomings of automated railroad braking system (from The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/0bebaa…

#ICYMI : SMART Rail, Mechanical and Engineering Director Peter Kennedy's testified before a House roundtable on #railsafety : 'It's absolutely asinine. There's not enough workers to perform this critical safety work on locomotives and rail cars in this country.'

Triggering such a disruption is not, and never has been, our union's strategy. However, proposals from both CN and CPKC jeopardize safety and are non starters for our union. We urge both companies to put safety over profits. #canlab #cdnpoli ipolitics.ca/news/potential…

It seems that whenever the rail industry is pushed towards safety or environmental improvements, the default response is to warn of chaos, costs, and calamity.

U.S. Railroads’ Decline in Freight Traffic: 24% Drop in Carloads Over 17 Years Amid Surging Profits and Stock Buybacks. RWU Highlights Industry’s Shift from Service and Safety to Shareholder Gains. myemail.constantcontact.com/PRESS-RELEASE-…

Railroad Workers United’s Spring 2024 Raffle! Proceeds support the RWU Convention and vital worker education, Apr 18-21 in Chicago. You don’t have to attend to win! Great prizes await. More tickets = more chances. Support and win! For details and tickets: rafflecreator.com/pages/3138/rwu…

ACTION ALERT: The nation’s largest short line railroad operator is looking to take people out of the railroading equation with an automated system dreamed up by former SpaceX executives. Comment today explaining why this is a bad idea: regulations.gov/document/FRA-2…

This is happening on Saturday! Get your unions/community orgs/environmental orgs/etc to sign on in support! Help us spread the word! Get a posse together & come to East Palestine with us to show our fellow workers we stand with them! ❤️✊🏽

Really good and important summary thread from BLET Division 766 on all the safety issues that Propublica's great reporting over the past year has found in the freight rail industry and the dangers that freight rail workers are facing on a daily basis

KEEP UP THE PRESSURE: Tell your Senator to reinstate full railroad unemployment and sickness benefits. BLET members have sent over 2,500 messages in support of the REEF Act to the US Senate since the bill was passed by the Budget Committee on March 6. blet.link/3ICD0Tk

From NBC Montana - @BigSkyRailMT is working to make a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity a reality by resuming daily passenger rail service through southern Montana. It’s been nearly 45 years but the The FRA plans to shake things up nationwide. nbcmontana.com/news/local/tra…

Even though the Federal Railroad Administration is empowered to fine railroad companies that willfully fail to report worker injuries, agency officials say they will not be investigating the scores of unreported cases ProPublica provided them. propublica.org/article/railro…

Why would you squeeze yourself into a flying tin can when you can ride cross country in style and comfort. Forever a fuckin train girl