Csx Teamsters Honor Amfa Picket Lines

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http://www.nbc24.com/Global/story.asp?S=3814362


September 6, 2005
CSX Faces Rail Delays Due to Northwest Mechanic Strike




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(Walbridge, OH) --- One union official says trains could be backed up from St. Louis to New York City, all because of some striking Northwest Airline Mechanics in Northwest Ohio.

The union for airplane mechanics is striking Northwest Airlines. Tuesday they picketed the CSX Rail yard in Walbridge, citing a federal law they claim allows them to extend the strike to rail transportation.

Teamsters who operate the yard say they will honor the strike and will not cross the mechanics' picket line --- That's virtually shuts down the yard. "About 25 - 30 workers per shift who do yard work and over the road rail are affected and it will limit CSX activities," said Bud Morse, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.

A union official estimates the yard is 95-percent shut down, although CSX won't confirm that.

CSX says rail cars that pass through Walbridge carry grain, coal and general merchandise. The rail line won't estimate when or if consumers will be affected

 

[TWU informer]

Imagine that,

No Airline Union's will help AMFA out, but the CSX Railroad workers understand unity and solidarity.

I guess there are NO SCARED COW PILOT PENSIONS on the railroads?

 

[NWAMSP]

Odd, a union that finally understands what unionism is all about. That seems to be a rare commodity these days.

 

[proAMFA]

Hurray, for the Teamsters at CSX they have the balls the Pilots, Flight Attendants, and Ground Workers lack at NWA.

 

[AP Tech]

Hey IAM, this is called Unionism!!!!!

 

[AMFAMAN]

Why is it that the only ones who will stand for unionism are unions outside of the airline industry. They are only unions that don't cross picket lines and don't think twice about violating the Sweeney "no help clause." Bravo to the unions who are practicing unionism.

BTW...No offense meant to the "individual" airline union workers who are doing their part and another thank you.

 

[SegmentKing]

so no one in the airline biz will support them, so they go digging the bottom of the barrel to find one that will.

Gee, thanks for causing rail delays and costing a company NOT EVEN AFFILIATED with NWA pains....

 

[dfw79]

Another story on the Toledo CSX hub picketing...

http://www.detnews.com/2005/business/0509/07/01-306902.htm