Rail Workers Warn Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern Merger Would 'Simply Line the Pockets of Wall Street'

#RailroadWorkersUnited expressed opposition to any further consolidation of the U.S. rail system—unless it was brought under public ownership.

from #CommonDreams
Jake Johnson
Aug 11, 2025

RWU "opposes this UP-NS merger as well as any and all takeovers, mergers, or other combinations of the remaining Class One railroads under the current system of private ownership," the resolution states.

"The only further consolidation of the continent's rail system that #RWU would support is one that is publicly owned—how most nations' #rail infrastructure is owned and operated today—and where the railroad #workers are included in all aspects of managing #railroad operations," the document concludes.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/railroad-workers-united-union-pacific

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