Ed Dowell

After almost three (3) years of long, contentious, and unproductive negotiations with the railroads, the ATDA reached a tentative National… Read More »ATDA REACHES TENTATIVE NATIONAL AGREEMENT

ATDA members covered under the National Agreement were issued ballots to vote for or against a strike if a settlement… Read More »ATDA Members Overwhelmingly Vote To Strike

Today, July 24, 2022, the United Rail Unions, who are bargaining as part of the Coordinated Bargaining Coalition and the… Read More »United Rail Unions Release Statement Upon Convening PEB 250

Washington, D.C. – On July 15, 2022, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. established Presidential Emergency Board (PEB) No. 250, effective… Read More »MEMBERS APPOINTED TO PEB NO. 250

WASHINGTON – Greg Regan, President of the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO, released the following statement in response to… Read More »RAIL LABOR WELCOMES BIDEN’S ANNOUNCEMENT OF EMERGENCY BOARD

The Rail Unions who are bargaining as part of the Coordinated Bargaining Coalition and the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way/SMART… Read More »The United Rail Unions issue the following statement July 15, 2022

In accordance with the provisions of Section 10, after the creation of such Board and for thirty (30) days after… Read More »Notice of Presidential Emergency Board No. 250

Disputes exist between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers’ Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and their… Read More »Executive Order on Establishing an Emergency Board to Investigate Disputes Between Certain Railroads Represented by the National Carriers’ Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and Their Employees Represented by Certain Labor Organizations

Dear Chairman Oberman, Vice-Chairman Primus, Board Member Fuchs, Board Member Schultz, and Board Member Hedlund: On behalf of the Transportation… Read More »TTD President Greg Regan, on behalf rail labor and its 105,000 rail workers, sent the following letter to the Surface Transportation Board

Washington, D.C. – The National Mediation Board (NMB) is pleased to announce that Ms. Linda A. Puchala has been named… Read More »Puchala Assumes NMB Chairmanship

The united Rail Unions issued the following statement on June 15, 2022: Following the conclusion of our third week of… Read More »The united Rail Unions issue statement June 15, 2022

The Rail Unions who are bargaining as part of the Coordinated Bargaining Coalition and the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way/SMART… Read More »The united Rail Unions issue the following statement June 9, 2022

The Rail Unions who are bargaining as part of the Coordinated Bargaining Coalition and the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way/SMART… Read More »United Rail Unions issue the following statement

CLEVELAND, Ohio (May 20, 2022) — The Coordinated Bargaining Coalition (CBC) Rail Labor Unions* are preparing for in-person mediation sessions… Read More »Coordinated Bargaining Coalition welcomes face-to-face mediation over national contract negotiations

While waiting for a response to our recent request to the National Mediation Board that a proffer of arbitration be… Read More »The Coordinated Bargaining Coalition again calls on NMB to proffer arbitration

The Coordinated Bargaining Coalition released the following statement on April 25, 2022: Select here to read the statement:

Class I railroad carriers BNSF and NS declared an impasse this week in the mandatory bargaining over crew size under… Read More »BNSF & NS declare impasse over crew size

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, March 17 — BLET National President Dennis R. Pierce was reelected by acclamation to his fourth term as… Read More »Pierce, Wallace and Joynt elected to lead Teamsters Rail Conference

Read the letter here

Washington, D.C. – The National Mediation Board (NMB) is pleased to announce the arrival of new Board Member, Deirdre Hamilton. … Read More »New Board Member Hamilton Sworn In, Assumes Position with NMB