US EditionPublished • loading... • Updated
Union Pacific, Norfork Southern Deal Faces Fresh Pushback From Teamsters Union
The Teamsters Union opposes the $85 billion merger due to lack of job protection commitments and safety concerns for nearly 20,000 union workers, officials said.
- On Wednesday, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters strongly opposes the proposed Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern merger as currently written, announced in a Washington PR Newswire release dated Dec. 17, 2025.
- Teamsters investigators spent five months, held nationwide member meetings and negotiated with Union Pacific leadership and Norfolk Southern leadership, but found executives refused to commit to protecting jobs.
- Shareholders approved the $85 billion deal in November with over 99% voting in favor, aiming to create the first coast-to-coast U.S. railroad controlling more than 50,000 miles across 43 states.
- Union presidents representing nearly 20,000 workers oppose any deal lacking protections, while SMART-TD endorsed the merger after guarantees and Union Pacific said, `Every employee with a union job at the time of the merger will continue to have one`.
- With potential control of over 40% of freight, Senators John Hoeven and Amy Klobuchar urged the Surface Transportation Board to scrutinize competition as it expects a formal proposal on Friday amid BNSF Railway opposition.
Insights by Ground AI
13 Articles
13 Articles
Top Rail Unions Denounce Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern Megamerger as 'De Facto Monopoly'
Two of the nation's top rail unions have come out in opposition to the $85 billion megamerger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, which they say will create a "de facto monopoly" that will hurt workers and consumers.
·United States
Read Full Article
PR Newswire+2 Reposted by 2 other sources
TEAMSTERS STATEMENT OPPOSING PROPOSED UNION PACIFIC-NORFOLK SOUTHERN MERGER
/PRNewswire/ -- The following is a statement from Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien; Mark Wallace, President of the Teamsters Rail Conference and the...
·United States
Read Full Article
Coverage Details
Total News Sources13
Leaning Left2Leaning Right1Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution57% Center
Bias Distribution
- 57% of the sources are Center
57% Center
L 29%
C 57%
14%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
