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Rank Rank & File Rail Workers Group Urges Mass Picketing Wednesday, September 21
An ad hoc group of rank & file working railroad workers has come together to call for informational pickets at rail terminals around the country. In the face of the controversial Tentative Agreement (TA) that has been reached by the myriad of unions in various forms, this informal grouping has called on railroad workers to join in the protests scheduled for Wednesday. The group has not identified itself by name. It is an expression of working rail workers who are angry and unhappy with the treatment that railroad workers have endured in recent years. The group posted an announcement on social media Sunday (See Below).
While not party to planning/organizing the Wednesday actions, Railroad Workers United (RWU) supports these types of efforts and encourages all rail workers to take part in the events at rail terminals where planned. According to RWU General Secretary Jason Doering, “Neither the unions nor RWU is officially sponsoring this day of action. It appears to be part of a spontaneous uprising of working railroaders around the country who wish to voice their discontent with the treatment they have received from the Class One rail carriers.”
According to RWU Organizer Ron Kaminkow, “The rank and file is not standing idly by waiting, but is mobilizing, as evidenced by the group that has come together to call for Wednesday’s action.” RWU is likewise planning for possible action in the coming weeks this Fall. “We expect things to come to a head next month, and RWU will no doubt play a role in coordinating and channeling this mass discontent,” according to RWU Co-Chair Ross Grooters.
To reach out directly to the ad hoc group that is organizing the Wednesday action, email raillaborunite@gmail.com.
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