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Eastern Railroad Discussion > Class 1 Employment Up in AugustDate: 09/21/22 20:17 Class 1 Employment Up in August Author: pt199 Employment in August at Class 1 railroads rose by 2.26 percent over the same level of August 2021.
Figures released by the U.S. Surface Transportation board showed the railroads employed 117,014 workers, which was a 0.52 percent increase from July’s employment level. All but one out of six employment categories registered month-to-month increases. They were transportation (train and engine), up 1.05 percent to 48,760 workers; transportation (other than train and engine), up 0.96 percent to 4,716; executives, officials and staff assistants, up 0.79 percent to 7,900; maintenance of equipment and stores, up 0.5 percent to 17,410; and maintenance of way and structures, up 0.07 percent to 28,437. Seeing a decline was professional and administrative, which fell 1.15 percent to 9,791 employees. On a year-over-year comparison, five of the six categories saw increases including executives, officials and staff assistants, up 8.65 percent; transportation (train and engine), up 3.5 percent; transportation (other than train and engine), up 1.22 percent; maintenance of equipment and stores, up 1.19 percent; and maintenance of way and structures, up 0.36 percent. From the akronrrblog Date: 09/22/22 09:01 Re: Class 1 Employment Up in August Author: NKPSOUTHERN I wonder how many new people will quit if this new tentative contract is rammed down their throats by either Congress or Union leadship??
Date: 09/22/22 12:31 Re: Class 1 Employment Up in August Author: Lackawanna484 NKPSOUTHERN Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > I wonder how many new people will quit if this new > tentative contract is rammed down their throats by > either Congress or Union leadship?? There's also the matter of lower seniority people who will cash their back pay and head for the exit. No need to wait 30-35 years to maybe get a pension. Posted from Android Date: 09/23/22 05:18 Re: Class 1 Employment Up in August Author: engineerinvirginia Lackawanna484 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > NKPSOUTHERN Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I wonder how many new people will quit if this > new > > tentative contract is rammed down their throats > by > > either Congress or Union leadship?? > > There's also the matter of lower seniority people > who will cash their back pay and head for the > exit. No need to wait 30-35 years to maybe get a > pension. > > Posted from Android If they got five years in they are vested...and they WILL get something...if they claim it when they retire. |