Skagway railroad strike

[2belgiantervs]

Any comments?

[Guest 4-2-N-8]

1 minute ago, 2belgiantervs said:

Any comments?

Strikers gonna strike.

[Nachosdelux]

if they strike the excursion will be cancelled.  not sure what else to add.

 

FYI this is NOT the train from Anchorage to Seward and VV.

[Northern Aurora]

While the White Pass and Yukon engineers have voted to strike there will a period of mediation.  The WP&YRR is still in operation.

[phoenix_dream]

I can also recommend renting a car and driving up to the Yukon - awesome experience.  But do it early as there are not many cars in town to rent.

[SbbquilterUT]

10 minutes ago, phoenix_dream said:

I can also recommend renting a car and driving up to the Yukon - awesome experience.  But do it early as there are not many cars in town to rent.

We have driven the Yukon Highway up to Emerald Lake - beautiful drive and we stopped when we wanted.  And with 6 of us it was a bargain.

[naturelovergirl]

A possible strike won’t be happening immediately. Negotiations must follow the rules of the Railway Labor Act… so we must all just wait and see how the required mediation goes.

If mediation breaks down they will still have to have a 30-day cooling off period before an actual strike can happen.

So just keep watching the news.

 

https://alaskapublic.org/2023/07/10/skagway-rail-workers-vote-overwhelmingly-to-authorize-strike/

 

[johnintx]

6 hours ago, phoenix_dream said:

I can also recommend renting a car and driving up to the Yukon - awesome experience.  But do it early as there are not many cars in town to rent.

We took a tour bus last year...I concur. The trip to the Yukon was incredible. 

 

We've booked the train this year. My wife wants to take it. Hopefully, the strike will be over by mid-September, if it happens at all.

 

If the strike happens, the tour bus companies in Skagway will be very busy.