Labor Articles http://www.progressiverailroading.com/labor/ Labor Articles Copyright 2026 Trade Press Media Group <![CDATA[Watco Dispatch Center employees ratify first BLET contract]]>http://www.progressiverailroading.com/labor/news/Watco-Dispatch-Center-employees-ratify-first-BLET-contract--77315Thu, 9 Jul 2026 11:30:00 CST <![CDATA[Signal employees ratify new contract with BNSF]]>http://www.progressiverailroading.com/labor/news/Signal-employees-ratify-new-contract-with-BNSF--77279Wed, 8 Jul 2026 10:00:00 CST <![CDATA[Carriers, unions close out 2025 national bargaining round]]>http://www.progressiverailroading.com/labor/news/Carriers-unions-close-out-2025-national-bargaining-round--77266Mon, 6 Jul 2026 09:30:00 CST <![CDATA[LIRR, Metra workers ratify contracts with BLET]]>http://www.progressiverailroading.com/labor/news/LIRR-Metra-workers-ratify-contracts-with-BLET--77172Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:30:00 CST <![CDATA[BLET gains OmniTRAX short line, reaches tentative pacts with Watco, Keolis]]>http://www.progressiverailroading.com/labor/news/BLET-gains-OmniTRAX-short-line-reaches-tentative-pacts-with-Watco-Keolis--77182Mon, 22 Jun 2026 10:30:00 CST <![CDATA[Carriers reach tentative pact with signal workers union]]>http://www.progressiverailroading.com/labor/news/Carriers-reach-tentative-pact-with-signal-workers-union--77151Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:30:00 CST <![CDATA[TCU members ratify contracts with BNSF, LIRR]]>http://www.progressiverailroading.com/labor/news/TCU-members-ratify-contracts-with-BNSF-LIRR--77132Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:30:00 CST <![CDATA[IBEW strike at CPKC enters second week, federal hearing scheduled]]>http://www.progressiverailroading.com/labor/news/IBEW-strike-at-CPKC-enters-second-week-federal-hearing-scheduled--77117Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:00:00 CST <![CDATA[BLET ratifies contract with D&H, sends Metra agreement to members]]>http://www.progressiverailroading.com/labor/news/BLET-ratifies-contract-with-DH-sends-Metra-agreement-to-members--77056Tue, 2 Jun 2026 11:00:00 CST <![CDATA[BLET, SMART-TD members reject tentative contract with CPKC]]>http://www.progressiverailroading.com/labor/news/BLET-SMARTTD-members-reject-tentative-contract-with-CPKC--77011Tue, 26 May 2026 10:00:00 CST <![CDATA[LIRR and unions resolve 3-day strike]]>http://www.progressiverailroading.com/labor/news/LIRR-and-unions-resolve-3day-strike--76971Tue, 19 May 2026 10:00:00 CST <![CDATA[LIRR workers launch strike after unsuccessful wage negotiations]]>http://www.progressiverailroading.com/labor/news/LIRR-workers-launch-strike-after-unsuccessful-wage-negotiations--76960Mon, 18 May 2026 10:00:00 CST <![CDATA[BLET, Delaware & Hudson Railway reach tentative agreement]]>http://www.progressiverailroading.com/labor/news/BLET-Delaware-Hudson-Railway-reach-tentative-agreement--76948Fri, 15 May 2026 12:00:00 CST <![CDATA[Strike looming at LIRR, unions and MTA in negotiations]]>http://www.progressiverailroading.com/labor/news/Strike-looming-at-LIRR-unions-and-MTA-in-negotiations--76935Wed, 13 May 2026 11:30:00 CST <![CDATA[Transportation sector unemployment rate ticked up in April]]>http://www.progressiverailroading.com/labor/news/Transportation-sector-unemployment-rate-ticked-up-in-April--76928Tue, 12 May 2026 11:30:00 CST <![CDATA[CPKC, 2 labor unions forge 'historic' tentative pacts]]>http://www.progressiverailroading.com/labor/news/CPKC-2-labor-unions-forge-historic-tentative-pacts--76819Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:30:00 CST <![CDATA[BLET members approve Tacoma Rail agreement]]>http://www.progressiverailroading.com/labor/news/BLET-members-approve-Tacoma-Rail-agreement--76773Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:30:00 CST <![CDATA[BLET-represented workers ratify pact with Utah short line]]>http://www.progressiverailroading.com/labor/news/BLETrepresented-workers-ratify-pact-with-Utah-short-line--76761Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:00:00 CST <![CDATA[NJ Transit light-rail mechanics join TWU]]>http://www.progressiverailroading.com/labor/news/NJ-Transit-lightrail-mechanics-join-TWU--76733Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:30:00 CST <![CDATA[U.S. labor bureau: Size of rail workforce slipped in March]]>http://www.progressiverailroading.com/labor/news/US-labor-bureau-Size-of-rail-workforce-slipped-in-March--76700Wed, 8 Apr 2026 10:00:00 CST