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Unemployment Proposals Could Have Impact on Ag
Unemployment Proposals Could Have Impact on Ag
Unemployment Proposals Could Have Impact on Ag
Every legislative session, there are bills and proposals in Olympia that don't appear at the onset to impact the farming community.  However, these pieces of legislation can have unintended consequences that have a big impact on ag operations, regardless of the size.  One of ...
Canadian Rail Strike Averted
Canadian Rail Strike Averted
Canadian Rail Strike Averted
Just 16 hours after Canada’s two primary railway freight lines locked out Teamster Union employees on Thursday, Federal Labor Minister Steve MacKinnon stepped in to order binding arbitration on the parties involved.  For some weeks ahead of the deadline, management at both railways had been asking for binding arbitration, while the union had rejected government interference.   MacKin...
Ag Community Concerned About Potential Rail Strike
Ag Community Concerned About Potential Rail Strike
Ag Community Concerned About Potential Rail Strike
A threatened strike and lockout at Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway could cripple shipments of food grains, beans, potash, coal, and timber from Canada and farm and energy imports from the U.S.   “Corn, barley, oats, things like that, a lot of those products move on rail into Canada," noted American Farm Bureau economist Danny Munch.  "So, jus...
Railroad Union Votes Down Labor Contract, Strike Looming
Railroad Union Votes Down Labor Contract, Strike Looming
Railroad Union Votes Down Labor Contract, Strike Looming
The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters rejected a tentative labor contract brokered between rail carriers and workers’ union reps.  The third-largest rail workers union in the country was the first union to say no to a deal brokered in part by the Biden administration. The union...
NGFA Wants Intervention in Rail Disputes
NGFA Wants Intervention in Rail Disputes
NGFA Wants Intervention in Rail Disputes
The National Grain and Feed Association asked Congress to intervene, if necessary, to prevent any interruptions of rail service that could occur if negotiations fail between carriers and labor groups. Last week, the association sent letters to the leaders of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, Transportation, and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee...