Description goeThe International Steering Committee (ISC) of Railroad Workers United met on April 2, 2025, at which time we adopted the following three resolutions. Considered together, these raise alarm over the manifold harm that attacks on federal workers, threats to our scarce social safety net (including retirement security), and the privatization of our public goods are exacting on all workers, our democracy, and our future.

We urge you to read these resolutions in full (click on the links), join with activists across the U.S. this Saturday, April 5th, and on May Day, Thursday, May 1st to fight back and say Hands Off! our dignity, safety, and security.s here

“From Margins to Growth: The Economic Case for a Public Rail System” lays bare the economic reality for the current state of the US rail system—facts working railroaders have been espousing for decades. Public rail ownership has the potential to save up to $140 billion annually for US consumers, provide an estimated 180,000 new rail road jobs, and avert $190 billion in public health, environmental, and fiscal costs while helping to meet climate goals by avoiding 180 metric tonnes of carbon emissions.

As America grapples with the everlasting impacts of the derailment in East Palestine, OH., Public Rail Now and Railroad Workers United released their latest report entitled "Putting America Back on Track: The Case for a 21st Century Public Rail System." Authored by Maddock Thomas, a Stone Fellow from Brown University and recipient of the North American Rail Shippers Association scholarship, this report presents a compelling argument for transitioning the United States' rail system to public ownership. Drawing on historical precedent and rigorous analysis, it makes a compelling case for overseeing our rail infrastructure in the same manner as our interstate highways, inland waterways, and airports.