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Indiana DOT will study jeopardized Amtrak service
(Source: Journal and Courier, December 20, 2012) LAFAYETTE, Ind. — According to the Journal and Courier newspaper, the Indiana Department of Transportation has agreed to fund a study to assess the jeopardized Amtrak train line that stops in Lafayette on its way from...
Teamsters at Upstate Niagara Cooperatives ratify union contract
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, December 20, 2012) CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. — Drivers, Warehouse and Production Personnel employed by Upstate Niagara Cooperatives in Cheektowaga and Jamestown, N.Y. have overwhelmingly ratified a new collective...
AAR: Railroads report intermodal up 8 percent over previous week as of December 15
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, December 20, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported mixed weekly rail traffic for the week ending December 15, 2012, with U.S. railroads originating 292,640...
Longshoremen refuse to unload Wal-Mart cargo from Bangladesh
(Source: Teamster Nation, December 20, 2012) Well, they refused for about two hours in Charleston, S.C., on December 20. The ship carried Wal-Mart-bound cargo from the Bangladesh factory that burned last month, killing 112 workers. Full story: Teamster Nation
Paulsboro derailment update: Probe set to review county’s faulty hazmat response equipment
PAULSBORO, N.J. — Investigations into claims of faulty Gloucester County Hazmat equipment expanded to the state level Thursday, following the recent launch of a county probe of firefighter allegations. The state Department of Health will conduct its own investigations...
Union Pacific to adjust signal time at site of Midland grade crossing crash
(Source: San Antonio Express News, December 20, 2012) SAN ANGELO, Texas — Union Pacific said that it will adjust the signal system at the train crossing in Midland, Texas, where a parade float crossed into the path of an oncoming freight train, killing four veterans....
AFL-CIO to White House: Time to rescind your offer on fiscal cliff
(Source: Washington Post, December 20, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — I’m not sure it’s widely understood just how angry some of the major stakeholders on the left are about the latest turns in the fiscal cliff talks. The sight of the White House offering more concessions...
The fall of Plan B: Self-destruction and the GOP
(Source: The New Yorker, December 20, 2012) NEW YORK — On Thursday evening (December 20), John Boehner unexpectedly called off the vote on Plan B because he didn’t have enough votes to pass the measure. Some ultra-conservative House Republicans balked at supporting an...
Hoffa slams Boehner’s ‘mean spirited’ Plan B
(Source: Teamster Nation, December 20, 2012) Teamster General President Jim Hoffa sent a letter to members of Congress on December urging them to vote against Speaker John Boehner's “Plan B” to raise taxes on the middle class and cut them for millionaires. Calling it...
Illinois Central school bus workers join Teamsters Local 777
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, December 19, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — School bus drivers and monitors at Illinois Central School Bus in Aurora and Montgomery, Ill., have voted by an overwhelming 4 to 1 margin to join Teamsters Local 777...
