Railroads are covered by the federal Railway Labor Act (RLA), a piece of legislation that historically was the result of compromise between rail labor and rail management. One of the ostensible compromises in the RLA is that...more
9/12/2022
/ Biden Administration ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Commuting ,
Mediation ,
NLRA ,
Railroads ,
Railway Labor Act ,
Railways ,
Strike ,
Supply Chain ,
Trade Unions ,
Unions
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), the federal agency that regulates rail safety, introduced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on July 28, 2022, that addresses the number of employees required to operate a train,...more
8/3/2022
/ Comment Period ,
Federal Railroad Administration ,
NPRM ,
Obama Administration ,
Railroads ,
Railway Labor Act ,
Railways ,
Regulatory History ,
Trade Unions ,
Transportation Industry ,
Trump Administration ,
Unions