(NOVI, Mich.) – Thousands of maintenance of way workers at Union Pacific (UP) have voted to ratify a strong new contract. They are represented by the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division (BMWED) of the Teamsters Rail Conference. The contract victory comes as Union Pacific recently proposed a merger with Norfolk Southern. If approved, it would create the largest railroad in American history. “Sitting on the bargaining committee was an eye-opening experience — one that I am...| International Brotherhood of Teamsters
The current sanitation strike in the city got me thinking about the trash police that used to patrol the streets. […]| Broad + Liberty
As a matter of personal orientation, I am reflexively pro-union. My father was a union organizer, and became president of […]| Broad + Liberty