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Lawmakers warn House is underfunding Amtrak
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on September 14.) WASHINGTON (AP) -- Lawmakers on Tuesday warned that Amtrak, the financially struggling national passenger railroad, could go out of business next year if Congress goes along with a $900 million...
Ark City at heart of labor dispute for railroaders
(The following story by Foss Farrar appeared on the Ark City Traveler website on September 15.) ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Some 150 to 200 railroad workers based in Arkansas City could have their jobs moved elsewhere if a management-labor dispute isn't resolved soon. The...
Hotel workers in 3 cities ready to strike
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on September 13.) LOS ANGELES -- Thousands of hotel workers in Los Angeles, Washington D.C. and San Francisco are prepared to strike in a concerted attempt to pressure employers into signing contracts that could...
Work in Progress
(The AFL-CIO circulated the following on September 13.) New members reported in this week's WIP: 1,664 New members reported in WIP, year to date: 85,497 VICTORY AT PAN AMERICAN—The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) last week certified SEIU District 1199Florida as...
President Hoffa urges labor, business to cooperate on health care
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on September 13.) Teamsters President James P. Hoffa told Michigan business leaders on Monday that a national labor-business coalition is needed to solve the country's health care crisis. "The health care crisis...
LIRR to detail $2.4B expansion plan
(The following article by Joie Tyrrell was posted on the Newsday website on September 14.) NEW YORK -- Long Island Rail Road officials today are expected to detail a $2.4 billion capital plan for the next five years that calls for millions in track work, expanding the...
Train horns enter quiet zone
(The following article by Jon Hilkevitch was posted on the Chicago Tribune website on September 14.) CHICAGO -- The irritating blast of train horns has been silenced along a stretch of track on Chicago's Southwest Side and nearby suburbs, establishing the first quiet...
3-deck bridge helps trains to ‘fly over’
(The following article by Stacie Hamel was posted on the Omaha World-Herald website on September 13.) KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- The last level of a triple-decker railroad bridge is now open here, eliminating a stop-and-go rail intersection that affected 130 trains a day....
Cargo a burden on railroads
(The following article by Paul T. Rosynsky was posted on the Oakland Tribune website on September 14.) OAKLAND, Calif. -- An unexpected surge of cargo imports at West Coast ports is wreaking havoc with the state's rail system, causing delays for both passenger and...
Workers can get online information about new overtime rule
(The AFL-CIO circulated the following news release on September 10.) WASHINGTON -- The new "Ask A Lawyer" and overtime quiz websites designed to help workers worried about losing their overtime protection under the Bush Administration's new regulation have attracted...
