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The article focuses on the strike of the labor union Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks (BRAC) which affected the railroad systems in 42 states in the U.S. It states that the walkout of 235,000 BRAC union members is caused by its dispute against Norfolk and Western Railway Co. It says that the dispute has started in 1976 when the union requested for two changes on its contracts. It states that U.S. President Jimmy Carter set an emergency provision under the Railway Labor Act which calls for a mandatory mediation on the dispute that requires the clerks to return to work within a 60-day cooling-off period. However, BRAC chief Fred Kroll ignored the order of Carter unless they received a court-backed guarantee that there will be no reprisals against the union members.

The article discusses the contribution of the railway system to the economy in India. It reports that the good performance of the system has been destroyed due to the strike with almost half of the workers walking off their jobs demanding a 75% wage increase. It notes that the government reported that railway workers enjoy low-rent housing, subsidized medical services, and free travel. It adds that if the demands are granted, it would cost and inflationary worth 600 million dollars. It discusses the damages resulted from the strike in comparison to the automobile strikes in the U.S. It explores the outrage of many Indians when George Fernandes was arrested by railway minister Lalit Narayan Mishra.

The article reports on the railroad strike called by the four labor unions of Machinists, Electricians, Boilermakers and Sheet Metal Workers on Union Pacific Railroad Co., and the subsequent lockout by the railroad. It resulted in the U.S. District Court in Washington issuing a restraint order stopping both the strike and the lockout asking the U.S. Government to find a solution in ten days. It also discusses the earlier strikes and on the reasons of failure of the negotiations between the parties.

The article reports on the negative results of the programs implemented by President Georges Pompidou of France. It states that the programs cause distress on the labor society and the returning vacationers in the country including his austerity program which provides price freeze on most commodities. It mentions that 60% of the railway transportation in the country stop their operation due to seven days strike of their workers.

The article reports on the problems faced by British Prime Minister Harold Wilson that come from within the Labor ranks. Wilson has met with the union leader to address the potential nationwide railroad strike to protest the decision of the government to control wage increases. In addition, Laborite radicals have signed a motion condemning Wilson's support to the foreign policy of the U.S. in Vietnam.

The article reports on the work-rule changes proposed by the railroad industry to labor unions in the U.S. The proposals include wage slash, extension of the basic day mileage pay from 100 miles to 160, and elimination of featherbedding. Union leaders respond that the number of workers have been declined in spite of the increase in freight traffic. It mentions that the industry will change the work rules even at the cost of strike.

The article discusses the economic condition in the U.S. Reportedly the country was under stress from rising unemployment and inflation. Moreover, a nationwide rail strike and another impeding strike by steel workers made matters worse. The federal government made a settlement with steel workers which increased steel prices and another settlement with the United Transportation Union saw a pay hike resulting in increased government spending. The government also spent as much as 250 million dollars in a loan to save the ailing company Lockheed Aircraft Corp. However, the article observes that the economic woes unlikely to pressurize the Richards Nixon administration as most people view that he had inherited the economic mess from the earlier government of Democrats.

The article presents information on the nationwide rail strike that lasted a week, in the U.S. Reportedly, Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen, a union of 13,000 railworkers initiated the the strike over the demand to effect a 55 percent wage increase in 36 months. As stated, signalmen earn an average 3.87 per hour. It states, owing to lack of a transparent rail-labor policy by the U.S. Congress and the administration of the U.S. President, Richard M. Nixon, the strike was effective.

The article reports on the 1970s nationwide strike of railroads' workforce in the U.S. that prevent the normal activities of the government and common man. It mentions about the decay and wastage of fresh fruits and vegetables, milk, and other perishable items where the halting of coal shipments brought concern about mine shutdowns and power failures. The workers are stated to be demanding hike in their wages, presidential emergency board, and an increase in productivity.

Reports that barely 24 hours after 235,000 railworkers went on strike, President Bush and Congress ordered the strikers back to work, saying that `the strike would cripple the economy and adversely affect national security.' Tentative agreements and a new bipartisan board.

The article reports on the decision of 6,000 rail workers in Guatemala to go on strike in 1951. According to union leaders, the International Railway of Central America has refused to rehire workers previously fired for stealing and to dismiss three superintendents who were on the union's blacklist. The article discusses the role played by the Communists in the rail strike. It also reports on the conflict between the Communists and Guatemalan President Jacobo Arbenz.

The article reports on the end of the strike staged by the railroad switchmen, in February 1951, through the intervention of U.S. President Harry S. Truman. It cites the ineffectiveness of the Railway Labor Act to serve its purpose. It claims that the ineffectiveness of the law was due partly to the decisions made by former President Franklin Roosevelt and President Truman.

The article reports on the move by the protesting railroad workers in the U.S. in mid-December 1950 to return to their work without reaching any settlement due to the pleading by the U.S. President Harry Truman. The strike was started by the members of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen in Chicago, Illinois. The reason for the strike was due to the move by the federal government to put the roads under the control of U.S. Army in August 1950.

The article reports on a railroad strike held by 200 West Berliners after the Russian blockade of the German city of Berlin. The West Berliners charged into the Reichsbahn-Direction, the headquarters of the Soviet-controlled railroad network coming from Berlin, and tore down pictures of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. The move prompted the Russians to move their railroad officials into the Soviet sector and did not respond appropriately to a gesture of cooperation extended by U.S. military officials to solve the problem.

The article reports on the efforts of the U.S. Congress in ending illegal strikes by the U.S. railroad and postal unions. The railroad strike was soughted out by the U.S. Congress by increasing the per hour wage pay of the shopcraft workers and introducing a new contract which was based on the negotiations made by railroad unions for the four railroad unions. On the other hand the U.S. Congress made good on the promises of increase in pay made to the U.S. postal union to end their strike.

The article reports on the railroad strike in the U.S. It mentions the announcement of President Lyndon Johnson of the railroad strike as a national strike and pressed Congress to take an immediate action. It explores the Johnson-proposed bill, enforcing a binding settlement if no voluntary agreement was reached in a Senate-House conference committee.

The article focuses on the impact of the seven-day railroad strike in Canada. It mentions that the seven-day strike resulted to monumental traffic jams due to the clump of automobiles, loss of 15 million dollars a day of business losses, railroad revenues, and vanished wages. It states the recommendation of 18% wage increase by the federal conciliation boards while a legislation that will allow for an eight % increase is sought by Prime Minister Lester Pearson.

The article reports on the damages caused by the strike staged by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen against eight major railroads to the economic activities in the U.S.

The article reports on the work stoppage initiated by labor union leader Mike Quill in Pennsylvania. It states that he also organized other strikes in New York City which resulted to the dysfunction of its subways. It notes that Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell has tried to settle the labor disputes with Quill through a meeting with other rail union leaders in Chicago, Illinois.

The article reports that the Transport Workers Union (TWU) along with the System Federation union closed down the Pennsylvania Railroad. It says that Mike Quill, boss of the A.F.L.-C.I.O. TWU, was not much concerned about the public welfare. The unions demanded to have sole rights to maintain and repair most of Pennsylvania's equipment and to handle the pipe work done by the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way members. However, Pennsylvania's President Allen J. Greenough refused to permit this.

The article focuses on the effects of the railroad strike on commuters in Long Island, New York. It stresses that commuters were greatly affected by the strike which forced them to pile among bus stations, use private cars and carpools, and air and sea transportation. The strike prompted bus companies and airlines to purchase additional units to accommodate the commuters. It also mentions that Wall Street brokers were among those affected by the strike which forced them to travel by yachts.

The article reports that Long Island Railroad Co. was closed in July 1960 due to a strike by members of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen in the U.S. It states that the trainmen are striking for a five day week but wants to continue receiving the seven days pay they now get for working six. It adds that Long Island offered its trainmen the five day week but tied in the offer with economies that would pare the cost from 350,000 dollars to 200,000 dollars a year which was rejected by the union.

The article reports on the strike of railway workers that stranded many passengers in Paris, France. The strike is part of a nationwide stoppage of work that is promoted by the Communists to challenge the cost control measures of Premier Joseph Laniel. In order not to give in to the demands of the strikers, the government provided essential services using volunteers and prisoners. The labor unions need a pretext so that the workers may be able to return to work.

The article focuses on the strike made by the members of the United Transportation Union which caused the suspension of the operation of Penn Central railroad. It states that the said strike was associated to the decision of a bankruptcy court to reduce the workforce in the railroad. It mentions that Al Chesser, the union's president, ordered the strike. It adds that the administration of U.S. President Richard Nixon passed a back-to-work law in response to the strike.