Labor Organizations - Statements in Opposition to the UP-NS Merger
The labor organizations listed below have at some point expressed grave concerns or outright opposition to the UP-NS merger. Some are quoted here while others have issued official statements in opposition to the rail merger.
American Tran Dispatchers Association (ATDA)
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen (BLET)
Brotherhood of Railway Signalmen (BRS)
BLET Division #205 - Chattanooga, TN
BLET Division #778 - Des Moines, IA
BLET Division #51 - Salt Lake City, UT
Brotherhood of Maintenance-of-Way Employees Division (BMWED)
International Association of Machinists (IAM) District 19 Rail Workers
SMART-Transportation Division (original from 7/29/2025)
Transportation Workers Union (TWU)
United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers of America (UE)
United Electrical Union (UE) Rail Crew Transportation Conference Board
