Business Briefs: Rail Strike Risk Resumes, Cummins Invests in Hydrogen

A quick take on news from many industries from IndustryWeek parent company Endeavor Business Media’s many publications.Freight Rail Union Rejects Labor Deal Our partners at FleetOwner report that an issues that sounded resolved this summer is coming back. Employees from one of the nation’s rail unions have rejected a tentative contract meant to avoid a strike that could snarl supply chains. The deal rejection won’t lead to an immediate strike. The soonest the union could stop showing up for work would be Nov. 19. Diesel Powerhouse Cummins Building Hydrogen ElectrolyzersThe company’s Fridley, Minnesota, plant will be its first to make proton exchange membrane hydrogen powerplants, EnergyTech reports. An alternative to batteries for electric power storage, the electrolyzers could support commercial vehicles in the future. While short-range commercial trucks can work as…

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