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1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 14-Sep-2022 22:37:34 EDT lnxw48a1
   https://nu.federati.net/url/287839
   
   RE: potential railroad strike, some unions have ratified contracts, others are in the process, and some still do not have a contract agreement.
   
   The article does not discuss the working conditions part of the dispute. I was under the impression that the strike would be partly over working conditions. Also, did the railroads and unions come to an agreement over attendance policies?
   1. GeniusMusing (geniusmusing@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 15-Sep-2022 08:58:10 EDT GeniusMusing

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      This might help.
      Some BNSF workers say a Kafkaesque scheduling system has turned railroad work into a dangerous nightmare Local News | Spokane | The Pacific Northwest Inlander | News, Politics, Music, Calendar, Events in Spokane, Coeur d'Alene and the Inland Northwest
      https://nu.federati.net/url/287843
      1. GeniusMusing (geniusmusing@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 15-Sep-2022 10:44:42 EDT GeniusMusing

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         Update:
         Freight Rail Workers Reach Tentative Deal
         https://gizmodo.com/rail-workers-union-strike-biden-amtrak-1849539113
         
         >Apparently, all it took for unionized freight rail workers to finally force their companies to let them see a doctor without being penalized was to threaten to upend the entire supply chain. In tense, near-day long negotiations, White House and rail company trade groups both announced there is a deal, and all they’re waiting on is ratification from union membership.
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         >Though they were granted pay raises in this latest round of contract negotiations, unionized freight rail workers were particularly hung up on rail company’s policies that penalized them for taking medical appointments. Workers had also called for more standardized working hours after years of being forced to be on-call practically all day, any day of the week. Federal law under the Railway Labor Act only guaranteed 10 hours off every 24 hours.
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