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Crisis averted: Fiscal cliff bill clears Congress
(Source: Politico, January 2, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In addition to raising tax rates on annual family income above $450,000, the bill delays deep across-the-board spending cuts for two months, cancels pay raises for members of Congress and averted a hike in milk...
BLET National Division office holiday hours
CLEVELAND, December 28 — In observance of New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, the BLET National Division office will be closed on Monday, December 31, 2012 and Tuesday, January 1, 2013. Regular business hours will resume on Wednesday, January 2, 2013. BLET National...
Lawsuits against right to work (for less) in Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin; Fight brewing in Ohio
(Source: Teamster Nation, December 20, 2012) Working people are fighting hard against radical billionaires who want to turn the Midwest into Mexico. Lawsuits against anti-worker laws are moving through the courts in Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin. And in Wisconsin,...
Union Pacific winds up 150th anniversary year
(Source: Omaha World-Herald, December 28, 2012) OMAHA, Neb. — The company's goal for the year was simple: Reach every railroad employee and connect with communities where they work and live to enhance the railroad's reputation and help people understand its place in...
Train trespasser arrested after taking an accidental ride on Christmas Eve
(Source: Augusta Chronicle, December 28, 2012) SPRINGFIELD, Ga. — A shortcut for a man who walked to a neighborhood store for a quick Christmas Eve beer and a snack proved to be the long way home when the stopped CSX train he tried to climb over began moving. Full...
Union Pacific to announce 4Q 2012 earnings on January 24
(Source: Union Pacific Railroad press release, December 27, 2012) OMAHA, Neb. — You are invited to listen to Union Pacific Corporation's (NYSE: UNP) fourth quarter and full year 2012 earnings release presentation that will be broadcast live over the Internet and via...
Royalty payment a key issue in potential Longshoreman strike
(Source: Wall Street Journal, December 28, 2012) NEW YORK — A contract dispute that threatens to halt cargo traffic Sunday at East and Gulf Coast ports hinges on an agreement paying union members a royalty based on the weight of containers they handle each year. The...
Longshoremen’s strike averted at East Coast ports; Temporary deal provides 30-day extension in contract talks
(Source: Associated Press, December 28, 2012) NEW YORK — A deal has been struck that for now averts a strike by 14,500 longshoremen at major ports on the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico. Full story: www.masslive.com
Meet the grandfather of the fiscal cliff: He works for ALEC
(Source: Alternet, December 24, 2012) Arthur Laffer, author of the discredited trickle-down economics of the Reagan administration, is back with a vengeance, selling his snake oil to state legislatures across the nation. Full story: www.alternet.org
AAR: Carloads, intermodal up over 2011 for week ending December 22
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, December 27, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported gains for weekly rail traffic for the week ending December 22, 2012, with U.S. railroads originating 290,223...
