Ryan Wilkins worked in Union Pacific’s law department from 2014 to 2019. He led the railroad’s Federal Railroad Safety Act (FRSA) team. Now he is the plaintiff in a federal whistleblower lawsuit in Nebraska, alleging UP retaliated against him for…
Jami Wallace, resident of East Palestine, Ohio shared her experiences with us on our podcast. She spoke at the Labor Notes Conference in front of 100 participants and explained the rare cancers that folks are being diagnosed with, and the…
Newly published article about Canadian National’s privatization of Canada’s rail network, written by Maddock Thomas, researcher for Public Rail Now. Is it time to renationalize the CN rail network in Canada? It has been 30 years since Canadian National was…
“It’s time to put rail back in public hands — for workers, passengers, and the planet.” Unifor and Public Rail Now commit to advancing public, reliable, and worker-centered rail systems across North America Version française (PDF) Unifor’s National Rail Council…
On this episode, Adam talks with economist Omer Tayyab about nationalizing industries, economic warfare against the Global South, neoliberalism, international working-class solidarity, and more. You can find more about Omer’s work at realpostgrowth.eu and follow him on Twitter at @OT_ecoeco.…
Rally for Amtrak: Safe and Reliable Transportation for All Amtrak connects communities, supports good union jobs, and offers a cleaner, more reliable way to travel. But it can’t thrive without public investment and public pressure. That’s why we’re organizing Rallies…
Privatizing Amtrak Would Be a Disaster for Working People Adam Barrington, Common Dreams, 6/27/25 Privatization of public institutions has an observable record of raising prices for customers, diminishing service quality, and degrading working conditions. At a Senate Commerce subcommittee hearing earlier…
Public Rail Now Condemns the Arrest of David Huerta and Stands in Solidarity with Immigrant Communities Public Rail Now condemns the violent arrest of SEIU United Service Workers West President David Huerta and all attacks on working people and immigrant…
On this episode, Adam is joined by Ben Carroll from Southern Workers Assembly. Adam and Ben discuss organizing workers in the South, connecting communities to the labor movement, the upcoming Southern Worker Action Summit (June-13-15 in Spartanburg, SC), and more.…
Public Rail Now Statement of Solidarity with Kilmar Abrego Garcia and SMART-TD Public Rail Now stands in solidarity with SMART-TD in condemning the unlawful and heinous detention, deportation, and imprisonment of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. This violation of Brother Abrego Garcia’s rights,…