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Coal miners need your help
(The AFL-CIO’s Voice@Work issued the following news release on December 23.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In Huntington, Utah, 40 miners urgently need your help. When these workers decided to form a union to improve job safety standards and provide a livable wage and input...
Opinion: Amtrak’s vital transportation role
(The following editorial appeared on the Post Courier website on December 25.) CHARLESTON, S.C. -- It is time for Congress to face facts about Amtrak, the National Passenger Rail Corporation. More than 30 years of experience make it clear that intercity passenger rail...
Derailed freight car spills acid
(United Press International circulated the following story on December 22.) Paris, Ill. -- Fourteen cars of a CSX freight train derailed in Paris, Ill., Wednesday leaking dangerous hydrochloric acid and diesel fuel, the Chicago Tribune said. The 55-car train was about...
Thinking outside the boxcar
(The following story by Chip Jones appeared on the Richmond Times-Dispatch website on December 27.) RICHMOND, Va. -- The nation's freight railroads used to treat passenger rail service like Cinderella - a household drudge who was tolerated but never encouraged. There...
NMB to hold open meeting on proposed rule changes
(The National Mediation Board issued the following news release on December 22.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On August 12, 2004, the National Mediation Board, announced proposed rule changes governing grievance arbitration in the railroad industry. The National Mediation...
Ho, Ho, Whoa! Long-bearded BLET member inspires double-takes
(The following story by Laura Marble appeared on the Northwest Explorer News website on December 22. Martin “Woody” Widero is a member of BLET Division 28 in Tucson, Ariz.) TUCSON, Ariz. -- You have to wonder about Martin Widero. His eyes do twinkle. His fluffy, white...
Statement by STB Chairman on UP-BNSF Houston-area agreement
(The STB issued the following on December 21.) WASHINGTON -- Surface Transportation Board Chairman Roger Nober today issued the following statement concerning the agreement reached by Union Pacific Railroad and The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway to provide...
CAW to charge CN for threats to whistleblower
(The CAW issued the following news release on December 22.) TORONTO -- The Canadian Auto Workers union will file charges against Canadian National Railway for threatening to discipline a union representative who exposed CN's hidden surveillance cameras at its Winnipeg...
Thank you for Shopping Union for the Holidays
(The following was circulated by the AFL-CIO Union Label & Service Trades Dept. on December 21.) Dear Friends, Thanks to your support, http://www.ShopUnionMade.org was a tremendous success. The union companies listed on the web site reported receiving valuable new...
Air traffic controller retirements anticipated
(The following article by Matthew L. Wald was posted on the New York Times website on December 21.) WASHINGTON -- The Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday that it would cope with a looming wave of retirements of air traffic controllers by overhauling its...
