Amtrak to Pull DEI Resources, Enforce 4-Day Office Mandate

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Industries | Transportation

Amtrak to Pull DEI Resources, Enforce 4-Day Office Mandate

• The company emailed employees outlining new policies on Feb. 6
• Trump is campaigning to root out DEI from corporations

By Sri Taylor
February 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM EST
Updated on February 7, 2025 at 10:30 AM EST

Amtrak is rolling out a new in-office mandate and will stop dedicating resources to advance diversity, equity and inclusion programs and policies, a company spokesperson confirmed Thursday.

The US passenger railroad sent an email to employees Thursday notifying them that it is formally revising its work arrangement policy to four days a week in the office effective March 3. Additionally, it is no longer dedicating funding to its DEI initiatives effective immediately.

Businesses across the US have accelerated their retreat from diversity, equity and inclusion efforts after President Donald Trump made it clear that he wants to root out DEI from corporations as well as the federal workforce. The President has asked government agencies to nominate companies and other organizations for potential investigations into “illegal DEI” practices. Amtrak is a federally-chartered corporation that receives appropriations from Congress. The US government acts as its controlling shareholder.

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1. Sad. Almost all Chicago Amtrak employees I've interacted with have been POC.

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2. Americans choose freedom every time. It's in our DNA. Remote work is no exception.

Struggles to retain workers on-site loom.