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Slides block interstate, rail lines in Washington
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on January 31.) SEATTLE -- Avalanches and mudslides closed a major highway overnight and blocked Amtrak train service Monday amid the latest in a series of storms that have drenched the Northwest since December....
Unions oppose one-person crews
(The following report appeared on the Houston Chronicle website on January 31.) HOUSTON -- Union Pacific and other freight railroads want to cut standard train crews to one person from two, unions that oppose the proposal said. A Morgan Stanley analyst said the...
Unions oppose one-person crews
(The following report appeared on the Houston Chronicle website on January 31.) HOUSTON -- Union Pacific and other freight railroads want to cut standard train crews to one person from two, unions that oppose the proposal said. A Morgan Stanley analyst said the...
BLET, UTU unite to campaign against one-man train crews
(The following report appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on January 31.) Two rail labor unions that for years have fought over representation elections and several proposed mergers are putting away the boxing gloves to jointly confront one issue: one-man...
BLET, UTU unite to campaign against one-man train crews
(The following report appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on January 31.) Two rail labor unions that for years have fought over representation elections and several proposed mergers are putting away the boxing gloves to jointly confront one issue: one-man...
UTU, BLET join forces to fight crew-size reduction
(Railway Age posted the following article on its website on January 30.) CLEVELAND -- In a rare display of solidarity, the United Transportation Union and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen—two unions that have spent considerable time and resources...
UTU, BLET join forces to fight crew-size reduction
(Railway Age posted the following article on its website on January 30.) CLEVELAND -- In a rare display of solidarity, the United Transportation Union and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen—two unions that have spent considerable time and resources...
Rail unions unite to fight 1-man crews
(The following article by Stacie Hamel was posted on the Omaha World-Herald website on January 31.) OMAHA, Neb. -- Two major railroad unions announced Monday that they have agreed to work together against one-person train crews and to not sign individual agreements...
Rail unions unite to fight 1-man crews
(The following article by Stacie Hamel was posted on the Omaha World-Herald website on January 31.) OMAHA, Neb. -- Two major railroad unions announced Monday that they have agreed to work together against one-person train crews and to not sign individual agreements...
Officers testify in derailment suit
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on January 29.) MINOT, N.D. -- The first week of testimony has wrapped up in lawsuits over a deadly 2002 derailment west of here. The jury trial is under way in Minneapolis, which is the U.S. headquarters of...
