It’s Giving Tuesday and Railroad Workers United needs your support. We hope to raise $15,000 to keep fighting against corporate greed FOR rail workers’ rights, job quality, safety, and solidarity across North America's craft rail unions. Every gift counts! www.railroadworkersunited.org/donate
Railroad Workers United supports New Jersey Transit engineers and trainmen in the BLETon strike today! Read our statement of solidarity.
We just dropped our second podcast.
Adam talks with economist, author, lecturer, and founder of Democracy at Work Professor Richard Wolff about privatization, 'free market' ideology, the inefficiency of the private sector, and prospects for the future of the U.S. rail system, among other subjects.
Out now! Rail Bite #6: Maddock Thomas (of @publicrailnow.bsky.social) on Why the U.S. Has So Little Amtrak Service
Hear how a contradictory mandate forced the railroad to eliminate as many trains as it rescued—and what it would take to revitalize the system.
From BMWED: deadline for $5000 scholarship is approaching. Available to BMWED members or eligible dependents, enrolled or scheduled to enroll in an accredited college, university or vocational trade school.
Our first podcast!! Listen in as Adam and Nick talk about issues facing railroaders, the derailment in East Palestine, Precision Scheduled Railroading, regulatory capture, and more. publicrailnow.org
#railroadlife #eastpalestine #publicrailnow
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Why can't we have cool things, too? We are lucky if our Amtrak can go 65mph here in the Midwest, yet this beast can go 281mph, wow! This is amazing!!!
Railroaders: Help prioritize and guide our strategic priorities.
We are asking all of our RWU members, supporters, and any railroad worker (whether an RWU member or not) to help prioritize our current campaigns and give us your thoughts in a brief survey.
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The winter 2025 issue of RWU's quarterly newsletter, The Highball, is here! Read up on the latest pro-worker perspective on the North American railroad industry. Print or share the .pdf with others to use as an organizing tool. tinyurl.com/yw6ttdvw
Are you passionate about building worker power and strengthening grassroots organizations?
Railroad Workers United is seeking a dedicated and dynamic organizer to help grow our movement.
More info here bit.ly/4alOAQ2
oh no, what were they thinking!?!?!
We are in for a wild ride.
Railroad workers power this entire economy. Without us, the economy would come to a stand still. Learn more about what we do and what we support: railroadworkersunited.org
