Rail Road Strike July 18th

[JohnyMac]

A good friend who is a retired RR worker, told me 2-months ago that there was going to be a RR strike mid-summer. Well it looks like the strike will start Monday, July 18, 2022.

The membership of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to authorize a strike if progress on a new labor contract isn?t made by the end of the week.

The union is one of 13 rail worker unions negotiating a national labor contract after the previous contract expired in 2019.

The vote comes days before a federally mandated ?cooling off period? between the unions and rail carriers is set to expire, after the two sides failed in June to reach an agreement before the National Mediation Board.

The cooling off period that prevents unions from striking or railroads from locking out their workers expires July 18. - Forth Worth Star-Telegraph

 

[FeedingFreedom]

They can authorize a strike but a judge will order them back to work before it even starts. They can picket in their off-hours, but the trains will still run. Very common practice for critical workers. We're voting on a new contract now, they pretty much gave us everything that was asked for, plus agreeing to a re-audit of all positions with an eye towards bumping everyone up a few grades.