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Now available: Applications for JRH Scholarship Fund
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, December 1, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund is now accepting applications for scholarship awards. The deadline for receipt of completed materials is March 31, 2016....
Analysis forecasts derailment every other year if oil train terminal is built in Pacific Northwest
(Source: McClatchy News Service, November 26, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A proposal to build the largest oil train terminal in the Pacific Northwest could result in a derailment every two years and an oil spill from a derailment once every 12, according to a draft...
San Bernardino County public employees ratify Teamster contract
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, December 1, 2015) SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — San Bernardino County employees, who are members of Teamsters Local 1932, ratified their first collective bargaining agreement yesterday. The agreement, ratified...
Lac-Megantic criminal case delayed until April
(Source: Canadian Press, December 1, 2015) MONTREAL — The case of the three men accused of 47 counts of criminal negligence causing death in connection with the Lac-Mégantic derailment has been delayed until next April. Full story: Montreal Gazette
Federal compromise bill would boost NJ Transit rail funding
(Source: The Record, December 1, 2015) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — A compromise transportation bill unveiled Tuesday would spare NJ Transit from a $50 million funding cut, scale back attempts to relax trucking regulations and order Amtrak to spend more of the fares...
American Airlines workers with Teamsters, CWA ratify groundbreaking agreement
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, December 1, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Passenger service workers with American Airlines, who are members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) and Communications Workers of America (CWA)...
More money seen for victims of Amtrak train 188 crash
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, December 2, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — More money could become available to compensate victims of the May 12 Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia and fund rail safety upgrades under a bipartisan transportation bill, introduced Tuesday and...
Philadelphia man indicted for impersonating officer to access Amtrak train 188 crash site
(Source: Philadelphia Daily News, December 2, 2015) PHILADELPHIA — Federal prosecutors yesterday charged a former Philadelphia School District police officer with allegedly impersonating a federal agent during a traffic stop on Interstate 95 and again at the fatal...
How cheap crude stalled America’s booming oil trains
(Source: Bloomberg, December 2, 2015) NEW YORK — It’s been several months since an oil train accident grabbed big headlines—but not because there haven’t been any. A single weekend in November saw two trains derail in Wisconsin. The first spilled about 20,000 gallons...
New York State attorney general calls for less volatile gases in crude by rail shipments
(Source: Dow Jones Business News, December 1, 2015) NEW YORK — New York's attorney general is calling on federal transportation regulators to impose new safety rules governing the combustibility of crude oil shipped by rail. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman wants...
