By | July 22, 2026 Regulators also noted that they have zero tolerance for comments that might deter public participation in the merger review process WASHINGTON — In a victory for rail labor unions, the Surface Transportation Board today ordered Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern to make public the detailed merger-related job impact data that the […]
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July 17, 2026, Atlanta, GA – Less than one year after voting to join the Transportation Communications Union/IAM (TCU/IAM), the Alstom technicians who operate and maintain the Plane Train at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport have resoundingly ratified their first collective bargaining agreement. The agreement concludes a hard-fought round of bargaining and establishes the hallmarks of a […]
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First tranche in response to regulator’s request Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern today submitted the first portion of information requested by the Surface Transportation Board when it conditionally accepted their revised merger application May 28. To continue reading… Stuart Chirls ·Tuesday, July 07, 2026
By David Lassen | July 2, 2026 Railroads’ application classifies data that was public in prior merger filings as ‘highly confidential’ WASHINGTON — A coalition of labor unions has asked the Surface Transportation Board to make public information about the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger’s impact on workers, saying that it does not involve commercially sensitive information […]