Transportation Woes Could Complicate The Holiday Season

by | Oct 27, 2022 | Bargaining/Negotiations, IBT, NLRB, Politics, Strikes, Transportation, Unions

The sitting U.S. president thought he had the railroad workers dispute all tied up, but unions have another idea altogether. At one of a dozen unions covered by a proposed contract, a majority vote by 12,000 Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees rejected the deal that Biden brokered. All 12 unions must approve the deal for it to stand, so this could eventually pave the way to a November strike and wreak havoc upon the supply chain and an already strained economy.

A few more transportation updates:

  • Two Sysco food distribution strikes ended in Syracuse and Boston with Teamsters announcing new contracts. This didn’t happen without chaos, however. At the Plympton plant in Boston, 20 striking workers came under arrest for blocking the plant’s doors with other allegations including assault and battery.
  • Seattle dockworkers could jeopardize talks for a new contract involving 22,000 workers at ports throughout the West Coast. At issue: the International Longshore and Warehouse Union wants the NLRB to intervene on the issue of workplace assignments.

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