![Rail workers protest in Galesburg, Illinois, July 30. Main rail unions say Aug. 16 proposal of Presidential Emergency Board doesn’t meet workers’ needs on key “quality of life” issues.](https://themilitant.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Rail_workers_750_8633.jpg)
Back rail workers’ fight over pay, time off, right to strike
Board offer doesn’t meet workers’ need for livable schedules
PITTSBURGH — Over 115,000 rail workers across the U.S. — members of 12 operating and maintenance unions — can legally go on strike Sept. 16. These workers have spent two years trying to negotiate a contract against a bloc of…