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Norfolk and Chattanooga trips added to NS’s 21st Century steam schedule
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, February 14, 2013) NORFOLK, Va. — NORFOLK, VA. - Round trips between Chattanooga, Tenn., and Attalla, Ala., on March 2 and between Norfolk and Petersburg, Va., on March 23 have been added to the previously announced 21st...
Genesee & Wyoming posts progress with integration of RailAmerica
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 14, 2013) On Tuesday, Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWI) President and Chief Executive Officer Jack Hellmann provided an update on the RailAmerica integration during the company's fourth-quarter earnings conference. GWI assumed...
Study: Minimum wage should be $21.72 if it had kept pace with increases in productivity
(Source: Huffington Post, February 13, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Obama's call to increase the federal minimum wage to $9 an hour was one of the more significant proposals he laid out in his State of the Union address Tuesday night. But $9 an hour is still a...
How labor made US Airways, American merger happen
(Source: Forbes, February 14, 2013) NEW YORK — Labor played a key role in enabling the historic merger between US Airways and American, which will create the largest airline in the world. Full story: www.forbes.com
Teamster Nation: James R. Hoffa’s 1957 acceptance speech
(Source: Teamster Nation, February 14, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — James R. "Jimmy" Hoffa was elected general president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters in 1957. When it came time to give his acceptance speech in Miami, he said he was too emotional to speak...
American Federation of Teachers brings nurses’ union onboard
(Source: Huffington Post, February 14, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — One of the largest labor unions in the U.S. will get a bit larger on Thursday, when the 1.5-million strong American Federation of Teachers enters into a new affiliation with the National Federation of...
Kansas politicians trying to weaken workers’ rights while strengthening their own
(Source: Teamster Nation, February 14, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Hypocritical politicians in Kansas, the home of Koch Industries, are moving legislation to weaken workers' and strengthen their own. They're advancing several anti-worker bills copied from ALEC -- the...
DOT establishes National Freight Advisory Committee
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, February 14, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced Advisory Committee to provide recommendations aimed at improving the national freight transportation system. A...
NTSB to convene hearing on 2012 head-on train crash in Oklahoma
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, February 12, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board is convening an investigative hearing to discuss and gather additional factual information on the ongoing investigation of the...
AAR: Railroads report intermodal volume up 2.2 percent over 2012 for week ending February 9
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, February 14, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — AAR today reported mixed rail traffic for the week ending Feb.9, 2013. Last week U.S. railroads originated 273,369 carloads, down 2.3 percent compared with the same week...
