Greetings of Solidarity!

Welcome to Railroad Workers United! 

This Is the Place for All North American Rail Workers!

 

We are an inter-union cross-craft solidarity "caucus" of railroad workers from all crafts, all carriers, and all unions across North America.

Please take the time to look over the site and look at our flyers and other literature. Read over the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ). Please read our "Statement of Principles".

You can help and play an important part in making a difference. Together, we can build unity, democracy, and solidarity among ALL railroaders in North America. Please join us!

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Last updated 01/27/2010 - 5:56am
01/27/2010 - 5:56am

The National Transportation Safety Board’s ruling last week on the need for cameras recording locomotive engineers as they work is an attack upon all working people.

 


01/17/2010 - 2:26pm

This is the lead off article of the Union Democracy supplement for the RWU Winter 2010 newsletter, The Highball.

 

 


12/17/2009 - 7:54pm

The failure of rail labor to stick together and to build a common strategy and a common platform has historically been one of the greatest impediments to railroad workers achieving their goals.  Read more about the co-ordinated bargaining campaign in the Fall 2009 Highball. 

 


12/16/2009 - 9:52pm

Heather Boehlke, widow of Jared Boehlke, locomotive remote control operator, who was killed on Mother's Day, 2009, appeals for support. Send your letter to Congressman James Oberstar, head of the House Transportation Committee.

 


11/08/2009 - 10:36pm

Almost 12,000 signatures of railroad workers and spouses from all over the United States who say that now is the time to reform railroad retirement. 

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11/08/2008 - 9:12am

Here's where RWU members are located as of 01/5/2010. Have you signed up for a better future for rail workers yet? Sign up here.


07/05/2008 - 5:58am

We receive these SMART Merger updates from the brothers & sisters of Save Our Union.


05/21/2008 - 6:21pm

Railroaders and Unions need a real safety program, not "blame-the workers" safety programs!

For those of us employed by the railroad we have seen many programs implemented by management come and go. The new flavor of the month for Union Pacific TE&Y employees is the system wide implementation of a behavioral based blame-the worker safety program knows as Total Safety Culture, TSC for short. Blame the workers safety programs include:


03/09/2009 - 8:51pm

Congratulations to the BLET & UTU for a cooperative action!


08/18/2008 - 12:57am

RWU's ongoing effort to fight total safety culture on the UP continues with our new pins

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