United Rail Union press release 6-15-2022

  The united Rail Unions issued the following statement on June 15, 2022: Following the conclusion of our third week of compulsory mediation conducted by the National Mediation Board (NMB), the Rail Unions who are bargaining as part of the Coordinated Bargaining Coalition and the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way/SMART Mechanical Coalition pursuant to Section […]

Coordinated Bargaining Coalition welcomes face-to-face mediation over national contract negotiations

CLEVELAND, Ohio (May 20, 2022) — The Coordinated Bargaining Coalition (CBC) Rail Labor Unions* are preparing for in-person mediation sessions before the National Mediation Board (NMB) in Washington D.C., May 24-26. The Unions hope this will help to settle their ongoing national contract dispute. After more than two years of bargaining, which can only be […]

Coordinated Bargaining Coalition Update

Coordinated Bargaining Coalition Update APRIL 25, 2022   The Coordinated Bargaining Coalition released the following statement on April 25, 2022: On January 24, 2022, after more than two years of bargaining with the major U.S. Class I railroads, the 10 Rail Unions bargaining as part of the Coordinated Bargaining Coalition (CBC) announced that they had […]

Women’s Equal Pay Day

  March 15th is Women’s Equal Pay Day March 15th this year marks the day by when a women (on average) will catch up to what a man made in 2021. If you look at a typical 9:00-5:00 work day, it would be as if women started working for free at 2:40 p.m. every day. 83 […]

Machinists Union Local 388 and 1191 Members at Eaton Mission Systems Division of Davenport on Strike for Retirement Security, Fair Health Care Benefits

More than 400 Machinists Union Local 388 and Machinists Union Local 1191 (District 6) members who work at Eaton Mission Systems Division of Davenport are on strike for retirement security and fair health care benefits and wages. The strike began at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 18. Members are currently on the picket line. Machinists Union members at Eaton Mission Systems Division of Davenport voted almost unanimously to […]