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America’s best paying blue-collar jobs
(The following story by Klaus Kneale appeared at Forbes.com on June 10, 2009.) It's a hard time for almost everyone right now, but it's especially hard for workers who don't have a college education. In 2008 the unemployment rate was 9% for people with less than a...
President Obama announces more key Administration posts
(The following is from a White House press release issued on June 10, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the various individuals for key administration posts, including; Deborah A. P. Hersman, Chairman, National...
Intn’l union group: 76 unionists killed in 2008
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Jessica Letchford on June 11, 2009.) BRUSSELS — More than 200 trade unionists worldwide were killed, assaulted or threatened in 2008 for trying to defend workers rights, an international trade union group said...
Railroads furlough more workers, hope business will improve
(The following story by Tom Ramstack appeared on the Business Management Daily website on June 11, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Major railroads announced more furloughs of employees in recent days as they try to decide between getting rid of workers completely or keeping...
2009 Railroad Retirement Board Informational Conferences
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. June 19, 2009 Tinley Park, Ill. Holiday Inn Select Hotel and...
RRB issuing statements of service
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on May 14, 2009.) CHICAGO — Each year, the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) prepares a “Certificate of Service Months and Compensation” (Form BA-6) for every railroad employee who received creditable...
RRB: Benefit rate increase for railroad unemployment and sickness benefits
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on May 18, 2009.) CHICAGO — The maximum daily benefit rate payable for claims under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act increases to $64 from $61 in the new benefit year, which begins July 1, 2009. Benefits...
Along the tracks, sounds of silence
(The following story by Tim Pratt appeared on the Commercial Dispatch website on June 9, 2009.) STARKVILLE, Miss. — The train cars line the tracks outside of Starkville for miles on each side. Many are rusted and covered with graffiti. The tracks, meanwhile, are...
Federal grants signal growing shortline importance
(The following story by Leo King appeared on The Examiner website on June 10, 2009.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded $15 million to nine states two weeks ago for emergency repairs to damaged short-line railroads resulting from...
FRA grants arrive just in time for repair of Iowa railroad bridges
(The Associated Press circulated the following on June 9, 2009.) IOWA CITY, Iowa — Railroad companies have gotten the go-ahead to pump several million federal dollars into repair and construction of bridges that were swept away in the catastrophic flooding of 2008....
