January 26, 2022
A Texas federal judge barred roughly 17,000 union-represented rail workers from striking over a new attendance policy for at least the next two weeks, ruling BNSF Railway presented a convincing argument that the dispute isn't strike-worthy.
January 14, 2022
A freight railroad network operator sued two unions in Texas federal court in an attempt to stop them from striking over planned changes to the company's attendance policy, arguing that any issues should be resolved through negotiation or arbitration.