Rail workers group condemns allowance of single-worker freight trains
Railroad workers are organizing for more effective rulemaking.
Unionists cheer as railroad adminstration proposes two-person train crews
This is seen as a big win for rail workers, their unions, their members and rail safety.
Rail workers score big safety win in California
Rail unions have been pushing for two-person crews while rail carriers have been pushing for just one, an engineer.
Obama names emergency board in NJ Transit dispute
President Obama named the board, at the request of the unions representing the railroad's 4,000 workers, on July 16.
Rail safety problems trigger protests
Railroad Workers United reported that the first protest about safety, or lack of it, on rail lines occurred in Chicago on May 27.
Rail unions weigh in with more analysis on Amtrak crash
Why was there a one-person train crew and no Positive Train Control system?
Today in labor history: Montgomery teenager refused to yield bus seat
On this day in 1955, African-American Mary Louise Smith refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a bus in Montgomery Alabama.
Union leaders hail Obama infrastructure push
"The president wants to push for public and private infrastructure investment, we say bring it on. Union workers stand ready to meet the needs of the largest project you can think up."
Trumka adds infrastructure to AFL-CIO legislative priority list
Richard Trumka is adding reconstruction of U.S. infrastructure - and creation of tens of thousands of well-paying jobs doing so - to the federation's priority list.
Unions battle “Scrooge” Congress on transportation needs
Federal transportation funding is so skimpy that Congress acts like Scrooge when it comes to helping pay for the nation's roads, subways, buses and other transportation.
