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Missouri AFL-CIO urges action to stop right-to-work, paycheck deception measures
(Source: Labor Tribune, March 4, 2013) Hugh McVey, president of the Missouri AFL-CIO, say extremists are “set to strike in the General Assembly” and is urging union members to call their senators now to voice their opposition to “right-to-work” (for less) and paycheck...
105 ALEC bills filed in two years to lower wages
(Source: Teamster Nation, March 5, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Those charming folks from ALEC have filed 105 bills to lower wages since January 2011, according to a new report by the National Employment Law Project (NELP). ALEC is the dating service for state lawmakers...
Teamsters celebrate Women’s History month; Honors contributions of female members
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters, March 1, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — March is Women’s History Month, a time to reflect upon and celebrate the contributions American women have made to society. As we thank great leaders like Mary Harris “Mother” Jones,...
Amtrak’s Boardman asks for more federal funds
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, March 5, 2013) PHILADELPHIA — The federal subsidy for Amtrak has dropped to 12 percent of operating costs — about $466 million a year, said Amtrak president Joseph Boardman. But Amtrak needs more federal money for capital costs, such as...
Amtrak touts strong cost-recovery ratio
(Source: Railway Age, March 5, 2013) NEW YORK — Amtrak President and CEO Joe Boardman, addressing a Congressional committee Tuesday, said Amtrak is leveraging record ridership to reduce dependence on federal operating subsidies. Boardman, addressing the House...
Editorial: Increase in Amtrak passengers signals strong rail future
(Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, March 5, 2013) FORT WORTH, Texas — Amtrak, the nation's federally supported passenger rail service, has long been a whipping boy on Capitol Hill — often accused of being a "bloated bureaucracy" with little ridership, poor service and...
Crew members OK after Union Pacific locomotive fire
(Source: Associated Press, March 6, 2013) MAXWELL, Neb. — Crew members escaped unharmed from a locomotive fire in western Nebraska. Full story: Omaha World-Herald
Father of boy killed by train works for railroad
(Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, March 5, 2013) FORT WORTH, Texas — Alejandro Garnica, 16, lived about a mile and a half north of where he was killed by a train Sunday afternoon. But for his stepfather, the expression "close to home" has an additional painful...
Federal budget cuts to reduce railroad unemployment and sickness benefits
(Source: U.S. Railroad Retirement Board press release, March 4, 2013) CHICAGO — As a result of recently implemented budget cuts, the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) must reduce railroad unemployment and sickness insurance benefits by 9.2 percent. These reductions...
Hoffa calls on Congress to act on sequester
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, March 1, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following is the official statement of Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa on the failure of Congress to replace the sequester by today's deadline. "Thousands...
