Resolution for an Emergency Wage Re-Opener

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RWU Resolution for an Emergency Wage Re-Opener 


Whereas: The railroad carriers have not hesitated to place special surcharges on freight rates due to the high cost of fuel; and


Whereas: The high cost of fuel is now severely impacting railroad workers in all aspects of life: food, utilities and transportation; and


Whereas, the new national master freight contract has scuttled any remaining COLA for most rail union members;


Therefore, Be it Resolved, that Railroad Workers United (RWU) at its Founding Convention in Dearborn, Michigan on April 11, 2008, calls for a system-wide wage re-opener for all rail labor contracts, so that rail workers unions can negotiate an emergency wage increase to protect their members from the ravages of spiking living costs. 


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http://railroadworkersunited.org/sites/rwu.prometheuslabor.com/files/emergencywage.pdf

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