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Can union vote at Delta help organized labor take off?
(The following story by Kelly Yamanouchi appeared on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution website on August 17, 2010.) ATLANTA — As Delta Air Lines workers prepare to vote in massive union representation elections later this year, labor leaders say wins at the company...
Move by Laborers’ union to rejoin AFL-CIO is win for Trumka
(The following story by Melanie Trottman appeared on the Wall Street Journal website on August 17, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Laborers' International Union's decision to rejoin the AFL-CIO after a four-year split is a fresh win for AFL-CIO President Richard...
North Carolina Railroad caps off first phase of track project
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on August 17, 2010.) The North Carolina Railroad Co. (NCRR) recently completed the first phase of a track realignment and improvement project in downtown Kinston, N.C. Funded by the railroad — which owns...
Railroad to feds: ‘Don’t harm us’
(The following story by Mark Young appeared on the North Platte Telegraph website on August 18, 2010.) NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — High-level officials representing federal and state governments and railroads gathered together at the Sandhills Convention Center to further...
California protestors call BNSF “Polluter of the Year”
(The following story by Andrew Edwards appeared on the Contra Costa Times website on August 18, 2010.) SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Community activists on Tuesday attempted to deliver a certificate to BNSF Railway managers naming the company as "Polluter of the Year" but...
New Orleans Public Belt Railroad pricing gamble didn’t account for recession
(The following story by Michelle Krupa appeared on The Times-Picayune website on August 17, 2010.) NEW ORLEANS — Besides racking up eye-popping balances on his public credit card and spending lavishly to restore a pair of vintage railroad cars, the embattled top...
Capitol Corridor vies for $57 million in federal high speed rail funding
(Amtrak and Union Pacific issued the following on August 17, 2010.) OAKLAND, Calif. — The Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority (CCJPA) is vying for $57.2 million in FY2010 High Speed Intercity Passenger Rail (HSIPR) funds to improve track infrastructure between...
CN employees get class action status in overtime dispute
(The following appeared on the Toronto Sun website on August 17, 2010.) TORONTO — An Ontario judge has granted a group of Canadian National Railway Co. employees class action status in a dispute for unpaid overtime. Ontario Superior Court Justice Paul Perell released...
Railroad shares up at the close of August 17 trading
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 17, 2010.) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroads companies were up at the close of trading: CSX rose $.98 or 1.9 percent, to $51.26. Canadian National rose $1.44 or 2.4 percent, to $61.60. Canadian Pacific...
Roanoke group supports tax cut for railroads
(The following story by Jeff Sturgeon appeared on the Roanoke Times website on August 18, 2010.) ROANOKE, Va. — Business, labor and environmental representatives united in Roanoke on Tuesday behind a proposed tax cut to bolster freight railroads. A group calling...
