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Big Timber Daily Digest Wednesday, October 07, 2026

Ty's Take

The strike's settled down in Nye and Columbus, and that tentative agreement the union voted to accept means the Burlington Northern crews and yard workers over there can get back to normal operations pretty quick now. These labor disputes in the rail yards always hit harder than folks outside the industry realize, because when the line gets tied up, it ripples through every ranching operation that depends on getting cattle loaded out or feed brought in on time. Nobody wins a strike, but nobody loses clean either, and these working people have been without paychecks long enough. The real test comes next when management and labor have to figure out how to work together again, and that's always the hardest part of making peace in a union shop.

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STRIKE IS OVER - Nye, Columbus union employees vote ‘yes’ to tentative agreement

Union workers at Sibanye-Stillwater's Nye and Columbus operations voted to approve a new contract on Wednesday, ending a strike that began September 3. The agreement secured wage increases of 4.5 percent this year, 3.5 percent next year, and 3 percent in year three, along with ratification bonuses...

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