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Drivers for Bauer’s Intelligent Transportation choose Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 14, 2016) SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Drivers with Bauer’s Intelligent Transportation are the latest workers in the tech transportation industry to choose Teamsters representation, after a majority...
Trains a treasured part of Sacramento, until they snarl traffic
(Source: Sacramento Bee, September 13, 2016) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento’s identity as a railroad town can sometimes cause the city and its residents no shortage of grief. Tuesday was one of those days. Full story: Sacramento Bee
At CP Rail, finance chief is a ‘lesser role’ according to interim replacement
(Source: Financial Post, September 14, 2016) OTTAWA — After Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. lost two chief financial officers in less than three years, the interim replacement acknowledged Wednesday that the role will always have a low profile at a railway that’s...
Drivers at XPO Logistics in Aurora, Ill., seek Teamster representation
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 14, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Drivers at XPO Logistics in Aurora, Ill. filed for Teamster representation today, the latest action by workers across the United States who are banding together to...
What can we learn from shipping ethanol to improve oil train safety?
(Source: DeSmog Blog, September 14, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — From 2010 to 2015, the total number of tank cars moving ethanol by rail was more than 1.98 million. That's about 18 percent greater than the more than 1.68 million tank cars of crude oil shipped over the...
IBT Local 952 reaches deal with Kraft Heinz to keep plant open
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 14, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Some 350 Teamsters working for Kraft Heinz in Fullerton, Calif. will remain on the job after Local 952 and the company reached an agreement on a new contract that...
Keolis tests virtual reality glasses to reduce MBTA repair time
(Source: Progressive Railroading, September 13, 2016) Keolis Commuter Services is piloting the use of virtual reality glasses in its operation of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's (MBTA) commuter-rail network. Full story: Progressive Railroading
Teamsters, Beverage Association, file suit against Philadelphia soda tax
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 14, 2016) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Teamsters local 830, as representative of hundreds of working men and women employed in the soft drink industry, and the American Beverage Association jointly filed...
Former Norfolk Southern pipefitter pleads guilty to stealing $447,000 in disability benefits
(Source: Southside Daily, September 14, 2016) VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A former pipefitter for Norfolk Southern railroad could spend 10 years in prison for stealing more than $400,000 from the government. Full story: Southside Daily
CSX to announce 3Q 2016 results on October 11
(Source: CSX press release, September 14, 2016) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corporation will release third-quarter financial and operating results on Tuesday, October 11, 2016, after the market close. The company will host an earnings conference call from 8:30 a.m. to...
