OSHA says the carrier violated federal law prohibiting railroads from firing workers who report work-related injuries; the railroad plans to appeal By Paul BergerFollow and Esther FungFollow Aug. 18, 2025 at 3:43 pm ET Regulators will consider ‘fair working conditions for employees’ in their review of Union Pacific’s merger deal with Norfolk Southern. PHOTO: BRANDON BELL/GETTY IMAGES Federal regulators ordered Union […]
July 28, 2025 – The TCU/IAM family proudly wishes a very happy 90th birthday to Brother Bob Wojtowicz, retired General President of the Carmen Division. Brother Wojtowicz dedicated his life to improving the lives of railroad workers across the country. His decades of service and leadership helped shape the strength and solidarity of our union, and […]
Union Pacific’s $85B deal creates first coast-to-coast railroad network By Daniella Genovese Union Pacific Corporation and Norfolk Southern Corporation announced a landmark merger deal on Tuesday that will create America’s first transcontinental railroad, linking more than 50,000 route miles from coast to coast. To continue reading…
by Stuart Chirls for freightwaves.com DENVER — The chief executive of Union Pacific says his company will work through tariff shocks gripping the economy the same way it worked through the pandemic. To continue reading…
By David Shepardson By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) – The White House this week forced Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner to step down as head of the U.S. passenger railroad after President Donald Trumpsought the changes, two sources told Reuters. To continue reading…
Anderson County could appeal the case to the U.S. Supreme Court. By Amber Gaudet for dallasnews.com Union Pacific Railroad has notified employees in the East Texas town of Palestine that their jobs — kept in place by an 1872 contract with the county — will be eliminated following a decision Friday by the Texas Supreme Court. To continue […]
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The federal government is handing out $2.4 billion in railroad grants to help pay for 122 projects nationwide with more than half of the money going to smaller railroads. To continue reading…
By Bill Stephens for trains.com The proposal would give rail labor and trackside communities more of a say while seeking to protect union jobs from advancements in technology WASHINGTON – The Federal Railroad Administration today proposed more stringent requirements that railroads must meet in order to obtain safety rule waivers that allow experimentation with track […]
October 10, 2024 – Although healthcare premiums across the country continue to rise, effective January 1, 2025, TCU members’ monthly cost-share will decrease by $31.67 for those covered by the Railroad Employees National Health and Welfare Plan. Over the last two years (2023 and 2024), TCU has fought to keep employee cost-sharing steady, and now contributions […]
By Bill Stephens for trains.com The railroad wants to negotiate changes to work rules DALLAS – As BNSF Railway, CSX, and Norfolk Southern continue to sign tentative contract agreements with their labor unions well in advance of the start of national negotiations, one U.S. Class I railroad has been conspicuously absent: Union Pacific. To continue […]