Press "Enter" to skip to content

Railroad Union Becomes First to Authorize Strike as Deadline Looms

[contentcards url=”https://www.theepochtimes.com/first-railroad-union-votes-to-authorize-strike-as-deadline-looms_4730694.html” target=”_blank”]

by Zachary Stieber


One of the unions representing U.S. rail workers has voted to authorize a strike while two others ratified agreements as a deadline for negotiations nears.

International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) members voted to reject a tentative agreement with railroads, the union said in a statement on Sept. 14.

While the approximately 4,900 members also voted to authorize a strike, they agreed to delay the strike until Sept. 29 to enable talks to continue toward an agreement that the members would accept…


Read More Here

Daily Headlines