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Union leaders rejecting the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger are rejecting their own members’ job security

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Rail labor is approaching a defining moment unlike any we have seen in the past century. Automation is advancing. Railroads are testing systems designed to operate trains with less human involvement. Autonomous freight equipment is already in federally authorized testing. Carriers are pursuing technology that will replace the work of trained engineers and conductors. That […]

First report: Union Pacific & Norfolk Southern combo ‘gains additional momentum’ — theloadstar.com, 3d