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Workers, union leaders and community allies to hold largest single-day grassroots mobilization against Social Security privatization Thursday, March 31
(The AFL-CIO issued the following news release on March 23.) WASHINGTON -- On Thursday, March 31, working families, union leaders and community allies in dozens of cities across the country will hold events challenging Charles Schwab, Wachovia and other Wall Street...
IBEW members to strike CN Rail midnight Friday
(The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, System Council Number 11, issued the following news release on March 22.) MONTREAL -- "CN signal and communications workers will stop working Friday midnight. The picket lines will go up. Another CN strike is about...
CN’s chief executive Harrison gets bonus of US$3.5M, total pay US$16M
(The Canadian Press circulated the following story on March 22.) MONTREAL -- Hunter Harrison, chief executive of Canadian National Railway Co., picked up a bonus of $3.5 million US for his part in helping the railway achieve record earnings in 2004. Harrison, who...
Freight, commuter trains could coexist, officials say
(The following article by Brad Rollins was posted on the San Marcos Daily Record website on March 22.) SAN MARCOS, Texas -- Commuter rail and freight trains could share the same tracks here - at least for a while. A passenger rail between Austin and San Antonio isn't...
CSX Transportation attracts more than $1.5 billion in industrial development in 2004
(CSX issued the following news release on March 22.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- CSX Transportation Inc. (CSXT), operator of the largest rail network in the eastern United States, announced today that in 2004 the company participated in 145 industrial development projects,...
Lawmaker to seek push train inquiry
(The following article by Dan Weikel was posted on the Los Angeles Times website on March 23.) LOS ANGELES -- A local congressman said Tuesday he would ask federal regulators to study the safety of pushing passenger trains from the rear with locomotives — a widespread...
Opinion: No big $$ deal: Union Pacific begins paying for 2004 tragedy
(The following story by Ken Rodriguez appeared on the San Antonio Express-News website on March 23.) SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- Without using a lawyer, Wayne Hale just squeezed a few million dollars out of Union Pacific for wrecking his life. Without going to court, Hale...
Union Pacific lifts profit forecast on higher rates, lower expenses
(Bloomberg News circulated the following article on March 23.) WASHINGTON -- Union Pacific Corp., the largest U.S. railroad, raised its first-quarter profit forecast Tuesday because of higher rates and lower-than-expected costs from storms that halted service in...
Union Pacific raises 1Q earnings estimate
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on March 22.) OMAHA, Neb. -- Union Pacific Corp., which operates the nation's largest railroad, raised its earnings estimate for the first quarter, citing unexpectedly strong revenue growth and a quick recovery...
Canadian Maintenance Of Way workers ratify strong contract at CP
(The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following news release on March 23.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On March 18, nearly 2,500 members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference - Maintenance of Way Employees Division (TCRC-MOWED) ratified a new collective...
