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Ferguson signs order requiring project labor agreements for infrastructure workers
09 Sep 2025 22:36 GMT
… Project Labor Agreements on major projects will help promote family-wage jobs, worker … on the light rail expansion in respect to labor shortages. The up … light rail expansion projects includes other issues unrelated to project labor agreements …
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Barrett's TRANSPORT Jobs Act passes House unanimously; aims at veteran employment
09 Sep 2025 23:48 GMT
… to Port, Ocean, Rail, and Truck (TRANSPORT) Jobs Act, introduced by … reducing labor shortages in our supply chain. My TRANSPORT Jobs Act … and Labor to create a “Veteran to Supply Chain Employee Action … faced by veterans seeking jobs in supply chain fields— …
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What to know about Hitachi Rail's new Hagerstown-area railcar plant
09 Sep 2025 19:57 GMT
… to 460 jobs directly, with a goal of 500 employees by 2027 … Hagerstown-area railcar factory
Hitachi Rail currently employs about 200 … should reach up to 460 workers as production ramps up … 1,300 jobs and delivering the next generation of rail manufacturing. …
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Rail fail, Mahmood swings, rudeness and a cruise liner
09 Sep 2025 19:33 GMT
In MetroTalk: The Rail, Maritime and Transport Union … everyone starts complaining about ‘greedy’ workers and union bosses, it’s … becoming dangerously tired on the job, and if that’s the … modern approach, and give their employees skills training and support to …
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London Underground workers speak from picket lines: “We don’t do this lightly, we need change”
09 Sep 2025 18:24 GMT
… the devastating impact of job losses, rostering practices, and … Jubilee Lines.
Docklands Light Railway trains stabled at Poplar … to Labour’s pro-business agenda
Several workers condemned the … Tube, DLR and national rail system, improving pay, conditions …
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Hitachi Rail opens new Maryland plant
09 Sep 2025 13:39 GMT
… Hagerstown, Md. Hitachi Rail
HAGERSTOWN, Md. — Hitachi Rail opened its new … 460 workers and is credited with supporting 1,300 jobs in … built at other Hitachi Rail facilities.
Hitachi announced plans … WMATA contract [see “Hitachi Rail to build new factory …,” …
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Barrett's Bipartisan TRANSPORT Jobs Act Clears U.S. House
09 Sep 2025 13:00 GMT
… to Port, Ocean, Rail, and Truck (TRANSPORT) Jobs Act.
It’s … this year.
The TRANSPORT Jobs Act will connect military veterans … reducing labor shortages in our supply chain. My TRANSPORT Jobs Act … and Labor to develop a “Veteran to Supply Chain Employee Action …
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Rail workers pick up steam against Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern monopoly
08 Sep 2025 19:16 GMT
… -mergers might mean for rail workers and their conditions of … industries, our jobs, and our communities.”
Rail union chiefs concentrated … re already an incredibly difficult employer to deal with. And … Wall Street investors at Rail Labor’s and everyone else’ …
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Bullet-train giant Hitachi Rail launches $100M factory in Western Maryland to power U.S. transit boom
09 Sep 2025 09:35 GMT
… both to workers needed for as many as 500 jobs and to … of initial contracts. About 200 workers, including engineering and quality … 000 U.S employees, Joe Pozza, president of Hitachi Rail for the … of workers. It is equipped to build subway cars, heavy rail and …
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Sharon rail business to close plant, move workers
09 Sep 2025 07:39 GMT
… growing and remain a strong employer for years to come, … Monterrey, Mexico. Some affected workers may be offered opportunities at … supporting every one of our employees through this transition and … they expect.”
Staff report
Rail industry supplier A. Stucki …