Eastern Railroad Discussion > Class 1 Employment Up in August

 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

I wonder how many new people will quit if this new tentative contract is rammed down their throats by either Congress or Union leadship??

NKPSOUTHERN Wrote:
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> 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.

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Lackawanna484 Wrote:
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> NKPSOUTHERN Wrote:
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> > 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.