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Union Pacific workers picket over unsafe conditions after Woodland accident
(Seattle television station KGW-TV posted the following story on its website on June 2. Thomas A. Frederick is Local Chairman of BLET Division 892 in Seattle. Brian E. Taullie is a member of Division 892.) SEATTLE -- Railroad engineers for Union Pacific said Wednesday...
CP Rail ties fuel surcharge closer to oil prices
(Reuters circulated the following story on June 1.) CALGARY -- Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.'s fuel surcharge will be more closely tied to oil-price movements under a change it is implementing just as crude is surging to record levels, it said on Tuesday. CP Rail, the...
Short court date for CN over fatal crash
(Broadcast News circulated the following story on June 1. Art. P. McKay was a member of BLET Division 843 in Prince George, B.C.) VANCOUVER -- Canadian National Railway made a brief appearance in Prince George court Tuesday in relation to a fatal train crash. CN faces...
Opinion: Bombardier trains and planes may be too much for one man
(The following column by Konrad Yakabuski appeared on the Globe and Mail website on June 2.) TORONTO -- It was a sad sight to watch Bombardier's long-suffering shareholders suffer through Paul Tellier's uninspiring address at yesterday's annual meeting in Montreal....
Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa calls for Congress to reject CAFTA
(The IBT issued the following news release on June 1.) WASHINGTON -- The following is an official statement of Jim Hoffa, General President, of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters: By signing the U.S.-Central American Free Trade Agreement Friday, May 28, the...
Work in Progress
(The AFL-CIO issued the following on June 1.) New members reported in this week's WIP; 2,248 New members reported in WIP, year to date: 61,929 TEAMING UP--Some 798 employees of Caesars Indiana Riverboat Casino and Hotel in Elizabeth, Ind., won a voice on the job with...
NHTSA repeats rollover warning to users of 15-passenger vans
(THE NHTSA issued the following news release on June 1.) WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today re-issued a warning to users of 15-passenger vans because of an increased rollover risk under...
Effort to kill Fla. high speed rail moves forward
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Jackie Hallifax on June 2.) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A proposed ballot measure to kill Florida's voter-mandated high-speed rail project cleared its first milestone Tuesday, with enough signatures to warrant review...
$20 million Western Iowa railway improvement project hit Missouri Valley this week
(The following story by Pete Graham appeared on the Missouri Valley Times website on June 1.) MISSOURI VALLEY, Iowa -- About 170 specialized crew members utilizing state-of-the-art equipment began replacement of concrete and wooden ties along the double main line...
BNSF recognized for promoting chemical transportation emergency preparedness efforts
(BNSF issued the following news release on June 1.) FORT WORTH, Texas -- The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) today announced that it has received the 2003 National Achievement Award from TRANSCAER®.(Logo:...
