December 17, 2021
Two rail unions and Amtrak asked an Illinois federal judge Thursday to hold off on considering the unions' bids for an injunction blocking the rail service's companywide vaccination policy, in the wake of a Georgia federal court ruling blocking a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors.
November 24, 2021
Two rail worker unions hit Amtrak with separate suits in Illinois federal court accusing the company of violating federal labor law by unilaterally implementing a vaccine policy, saying the company failed to negotiate with the unions over its COVID-19 inoculation mandate.