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Airline shuttles, Amtrak, and long-distance busses are back to work in the Northeast
(Source: New York Times, November 5, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — WASHINGTON — More than a week after Hurricane Sandy slammed into the busy Northeast corridor, airline shuttle services, Amtrak and intercity bus companies said they had service, bringing welcome news to...
Talgo sues Wisconsin for $4.6 million over late train payment
(Source: The Capital Times, November 5, 2012) MADISON, Wisc. — Spanish train manufacturer Talgo last week sued Gov. Scott Walker and state Transportation Secretary Mark Gottlieb, claiming the state stiffed the train-maker to the tune of $4.6 million. Full story: The...
Teamsters, community rally in Stockton to defeat Prop. 32
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, November 5, 2012) STOCKTON, Calif. — Hundreds of Teamsters joined other union members and working families throughout the Stockton area for a major rally today to protest against Proposition 32 – a ballot...
Video: Hoffa talks with Ed Schultz about election, Romney’s false Jeep ads
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters website, November 5, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa appeared on MSNBC's The Ed Show on Nov. 4, 2012, to discuss the Romney campaign's deceptive ads regarding Jeep production that are being...
Teamster make final Get Out The Vote push
(Source: Teamster Nation, November 6, 2012) Teamsters all across the country are corralling every vote they can today in the final effort to make tomorrow count for working families. Our brothers and sisters are active in battleground states like Ohio, Virginia,...
Credit for military service under the Railroad Retirement Act
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, October 5, 2012) CHICAGO — Many railroad employees have at some time served in the Armed Forces of the United States. Under certain conditions, their military service may be credited as rail service under the Railroad...
Note to Mitt: Coal’s coming back as natural gas prices rise
(Source: Teamster Nation, November 1, 2012) Coal's return is a big deal for our brothers and sisters in the Teamsters Rail Conference. They've been worried about the drop in coal shipments on eastern and western roads. Thousands of good-paying railroad jobs depend on...
Video: Romney’s plan to dismantle unions and kill Amtrak, in his own words
(Source: Transport Workers Union, October 20, 2012) The Transport Workers Union has posted a video highlighting Mitt Romney's campaign-trail promises to cut Amtrak and dismantle unions. Watch the video: Teamster Nation
Romney’s Sensata outsourcing rattles Illinois community: ‘Jobs need to stay here’
(Source: The Guardian, October 27, 2012) At the age of 86 retired plumber Paul Holz has just been arrested for the first time in his long life. Clutching an American flag, the elderly resident of Freeport, Illinois, was handcuffed by police outside a Sensata car parts...
Video: Romney’s company forces U.S. flag to be lowered at Illinois factory
(Source: United Steelworkers video, October 12, 2012) Mitt Romney and Bain Capital continue to move good, American jobs overseas for big profits. Watch and share the story of Sensate workers in Freeport, Ill., to see how selling out American workers and moving jobs to...
