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Florida’s SunRail loses labor backing
(The following appeared on the Jacksonville Observer website on November 30, 2009.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Hopes for broad support – including from organized labor – for a proposal to allow central Florida commuter rail dwindled Friday as a major union said the bill...
AAR: Rail freight traffic reaches highest level this year
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following on November 25, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Freight traffic on U.S. railroads reached its highest level so far this year during the week ended November 21, the Association of American Railroads reported today....
Rail strike sparks recovery worries
(The following story by Brent Jang appeared on the Globe and Mail website on November 30, 2009.) TORONTO — A strike by Canadian National Railway Co. locomotive engineers threatens a nascent recovery in freight shipments. Canada's largest railway, which is seen as a...
CN rejects striking engineers’ offer
(Bloomberg News circulated the following by Greg Quinn on November 29, 2009.) OTTAWA — Canadian National Railway Co., whose unionized locomotive engineers went on strike yesterday, rejected an offer for binding wage arbitration because it didn’t include a clear...
Back-to-work law in the works for striking CN locomotive engineers
(The following story by John Ibbitson appeared on the Globe and Mail website on November 29, 2009.) OTTAWA — The federal Conservative government is planning to introduce back-to-work legislation Monday to force an end to a strike by Canadian National's locomotive...
BLET National Division office holiday hours
CLEVELAND, November 25 — In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, the BLET National Division office will be closed on Thursday, November 26 and Friday, November 27. Regular business hours will resume on Monday, November 30. BLET National President Paul T. Sorrow...
Final RRB Informational Conference of 2009 is Dec. 11
CHICAGO — The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board holds free information conferences for railroaders. Conference registration begins at 8 a.m., with the programs beginning promptly at 8:30 a.m. and ending at 12:30 p.m. The final Conference of 2009 is as follows: December...
RRB: Medicare Part B Premiums for 2010
(The Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on October 27, 2009.) CHICAGO — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced that the standard monthly Part B premium will be $110.50 in 2010. However, most Medicare beneficiaries will not see an...
Railroad Retirement annuities and pensions from work not covered by Social Security or Railroad Retirement
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on November 4, 2009.) CHICAGO — Employee annuities paid under the Railroad Retirement Act are subject to dual benefit reductions when social security benefits are also payable, and they may be subject to...
No Railroad Retirement benefit increase in 2010; Most retiree earnings limits remain at 2009 levels
(The Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on October 16, 2009.) CHICAGO — Railroad retirement annuities, like social security benefits, will not increase in January 2010 as there was no increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from the third quarter of...
