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Republicans hope to tack right-to-work law onto Employment Non-Discrimination Act
(Source: Huffington Post, November 5, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) have proposed an amendment to a workplace discrimination bill in the hopes of creating a national right-to-work law. Full story:...
Teamsters urge passage of Employment Non-Discrimination Act
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, November 5, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The International Brotherhood of Teamsters today called on Congress to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) which would provide strong federal protections...
NTSB finds parade float accident that killed four veterans caused by lack of advance safety planning
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, November 5, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A fatal accident in which a freight train struck a parade float in Texas last November was caused by the failure of both the city and the parade organizer to address the...
The importance of a current connection for Railroad Retirement benefits
(Source: U.S. Railroad Retirement Board press release, October 21, 2013) CHICAGO — Under the Railroad Retirement Act, a "current connection" with the railroad industry is one of the eligibility requirements for occupational disability annuities and supplemental...
Civil War: How trains saved the Union
(Source: New York Times, November 1, 2013) NEW YORK — On Sept. 20, 1863, Union Gen. William S. Rosecrans was defeated at the crucial battle of Chickamauga that left 16,000 men killed, wounded and captured, after which he retreated into Chattanooga, situated on the...
Workplace indoctrination caught on tape
(Source: Salon, November 4, 2013) NEW YORK — Two leaked recordings offer a rare firsthand taste of the workplace pressure tactics advocates say are all too common whenever workers try to form a union. One recording captures a manager telling an activist worker...
Kansas City Southern EVP sells $427,000 in stock
(Source: Zolmax News, November 5, 2013) NEW YORK — Kansas City Southern Executive Vice President (EVP) Warren Erdman sold 3,500 shares of Kansas City Southern stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 1. The stock was sold at an average price of $122.00, for a...
BNSF Railway to pay million dollar settlement to wildfire victims
(Source: King5.com, November 4, 2013) SEATTLE, Wash. — Burlington North Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway will pay a million dollar settlement to three families who lost their homes in a wildfire along the Columbia River Gorge in 2007, according to KING 5. Sparks generated by a...
Opinion: BLET member says MBTA stiffs South Shore out of Red Sox party
(Source: Patriot Ledger, November 5, 2013. Editor's Note: The following is a letter to the editor written by retired BLET member Richard Prone of Division 57 in Boston.) BOSTON — There he was again – an MBTA police officer on TV, pleading with the public to leave...
Study recommends more Atlantic City Line runs for NJ Transit
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, November 4, 2013) ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Train service on the Atlantic City Line should be increased to one train an hour, and a station near the Atlantic City airport would boost ridership, a study for NJ Transit says. Full story:...
