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Senators clash on asbestos litigation bill
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on June 7.) WASHINGTON -- Tongue firmly in cheek, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist -- a cardiac surgeon -- pledged Tuesday to resuscitate Democratic leader Harry Reid if Senate legislation to curb the increasing...
BNSF files latest response in city lawsuit
(The following article by James Quirk Jr. was posted on the Burlington Hawkeye website on June 8.) BURLINGTON, Iowa -- The battle between BNSF Railway and the city of Burlington continues to heat up, as the railroad's most recent court filing alludes to the...
Worker’s legs severed by train
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on June 7.) COVINGTON, Ga. -- A General Mills employee's legs were severed when he was run over in a train derailment in Covington. The accident happened about 9 a.m. Sunday while the man and another employee were...
Government, industry ask: Can we ship enough coal to meet demand?
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Mike Crissey on June 7.) PITTSBURGH -- The average American is expected to use as much as 3 percent more electricity each year over the next two decades; coal could help fill the gap. But it may not be a matter...
Work in Progress
(The AFL-CIO issued the following on June 6.) SCHOOL WORKERS VOTE AFT—School support workers with the Douglas County, Colo., School District voted June 1 to join AFT. The 2,062 workers include instructional paraprofessionals, office employees, maintenance workers, bus...
Union chief eyes restructuring
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Betsy Taylor on June 7.) ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- The president of the AFL-CIO said Monday he supports a plan to restructure the labor federation at a time when at least one powerful union is threatening to bolt...
Europe’s freight trains pick up speed
(The following article by Patrick Blum was posted on the International Herald Tribune website on June 7.) BRUSSELS -- The giant freight yards of Woippy, near Metz in eastern France, and Mannheim in Germany, are linked by a 223-kilometer railroad, an umbilical cord...
Labor, management announce historic waterfront trucking agreement
(The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following news release on June 6.) WASHINGTON -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters and Maritech Leasing today announced the first new union contract between the Teamsters and a port trucking company in...
Teamsters in Los Angeles and Hartford win strong contracts with Coke
(The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following news release on June 5.) WASHINGTON -- Teamsters in Hartford, Connecticut and Los Angeles voted by an overwhelming majority to ratify new agreements with Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE). The new contracts...
CPR completes first project in Western Capacity Expansion Program
(Canadian Pacific Railway issued the following news release on June 6.) CALGARY -- Canadian Pacific Railway has completed the first of 25 projects under a $160-million program to increase train capacity on the railway's network between the Prairies and the Port of...
