Topic: Union Pacific

UNION PACIFIC AND NORFOLK SOUTHERN American unions oppose mega-merger: ‘competitiveness and jobs in danger’

The USA may see a game-changing rail merger take place in the near future. Union Pacific (UP) aspires to acquire Norfolk Southern (NS), which would…
UNION PACIFIC AND NORFOLK SOUTHERN Rail freight mega-merger in the US keeps encountering opposition

The merger of Union Pacific (UP) and Norfolk Southern (NS), two of the largest rail freight companies in the US, continues to stir controversy. Shippers…
SHIPPERS ARE BEING HELD CAPTIVE US fuel shippers are not happy about Union Pacific buying Norfolk Southern

Fuel and petrochemical manufacturers in the United States are expressing their concerns regarding the merger between two of the largest rail freight operators in the…
UPDATED: AGREEMENT HAS BEEN SIGNED Biggest rail freight merger in US history estimated at 72 billion dollars

Union Pacific (UP) and Norfolk Southern (NS), two of the largest operators in the United States, agreed on joining forces to create “America’s first transcontinental…
UNION PACIFIC AND NORFOLK SOUTHERN Another big merger in sight for US rail freight?

The rail freight market in the United States is dominated by six companies, the so-called Class I railroads. Two of them, Union Pacific (UP) and…
Trade can be war Tariff turmoil hits US intermodal, UK should take note

America’s rail freight sector is bearing the brunt of a tariff-fuelled trade war, with unpredictable policy changes from the White House triggering sharp swings in…
Two Mexican immigrants died trying to enter US on a freight train

The US Border Patrol stopped a freight train in Texas after they were notified that a group of immigrants was suffocating inside one of the…
US weekly update Paid sick leave for rail workers in the US: where do we stand?

Negotiations between trade unions and some of the Class I railway companies in the United States significantly accelerated and brought some results over the last…
7 new safety rules for US’ 7 rail freight sisters

The seven dominant railway companies of the US have pledged to adopt a set of seven new rules to try and avoid railway accidents. The…

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US weekly update US rail unions hard at work to secure workers’ rights

Things for railway workers in the United States seem to be gradually improving, with trade unions working hard to convince companies to provide their employees…
Will Bernie Sanders convince US rail companies to pay sick leave?

US Senator Bernie Sanders is still trying to provide rail workers in the country with at least seven days of paid sick leave. During a…
US rail strike: shareholders of railway companies get involved

Shareholders in two of the largest railway companies in the United States are asking them to implement paid sick leave as a standard perennial benefit.…