The Railway Labor Act was passed in 1926 as one of the very first labor laws in the nation. At that point most of the railroads already had been unionized, some all the way back to the mid-19th ...

While most employers in the U.S. must comply with the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), employers in the railroad and airline industries need to ...

The Railway Labor Act has a few moving parts.It imposes an “affirmative duty” on the parties to exert every effort to make and maintain agreements regarding rates of pay, rules and working ...

American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) President Chuck Baker on Sept. 10 sent a letter to Congressional leadership outlining the impact of a freight rail strike on the U.S.

“Under the Railway Labor Act contracts never end, they become amendable. NJT is failing to honor the existing collective bargaining agreement including, but not limited to, the 10.4% ...

The Railway Labor Act permits the workers to strike or NJ Transit's management to lock workers out as soon as May 15, according to the union.