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CAW, CN to resume contract talks today
(Reuters circulated the following story by Charles Grandmont on March 2.) MONTREAL -- Canadian National Railway Co. said Tuesday it will resume contract talks with the union representing 5,000 striking workers Wednesday at the request of government mediators. About a...
Students mourn train victim
(The Pioneer Press posted the following article by Cathryn Gran on its website on March 3.) SCHAUMBURG, Ill. -- It was as if one of their own had been hit by the commuter train. Many parents and officials of River Grove School said they were numbed by the news a...
DOT considers train options for Connecticut
(The following story by Rob Varnon appeared on the Connecticut Post website on March 3.) BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- The Department of Transportation is looking at three strategies to purchase new rail cars for the state, but the timing of getting the new cars will depend on...
Man saves woman from train
(The following story by Kathryn Grondin appeared on the Daily Herald website on March 3.) CHICAGO -- A Lockport man was hailed a hero after pulling a woman to safety just moments before an Amtrak train struck her motorized scooter in Downers Grove Tuesday. An...
Some workers not moving to UP’s new headquarters
(The following story by Stacie Hamel appeared on the Omaha World-Herald website on March 1.) OMAHA, Neb. -- As Union Pacific prepares to move into its new $260 million headquarters in May, about 200 employees have been told there isn't room for them in the 19-story...
City gains 15 jobs in Union Pacific expansion
(The following story by Dan Eshelman appeared on the Daily Nonpareil website on March 2.) COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa -- Fifteen positions have been added in Council Bluffs as part of a new workforce expansion by Union Pacific Railroad. The jobs are switchman and brakeman...
Vehicle may have been deliberately set on railroad tracks
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on March 2.) SILVER SPRING, Md. -- Montgomery County fire officials believe a vehicle that burst into flames on CSX-operated railroad tracks in Silver Spring Tuesday morning was deliberately set ablaze. Fire and...
UTU President Boyd suspended from office
(The United Transportation Union issued the following news release on March 2.) LAKEWOOD, Ohio -- United Transportation Union Assistant President Paul C. Thompson will assume the duties of the Office of President of the UTU following the March 2 decision of the UTU...
Work in Progress
(The AFL-CIO circulated the following on March 1.) New members reported in this week's WIP: 4,356 New members reported in WIP, year to date: 23,996 A VOICE AT HOME—A total of 3,415 workers joined SEIU local unions last month to achieve a voice on the job. In New York,...
Canadian rail chief fired amid probe into scandal-linked contracts
(Agence France Presse distributed the following article on March 1.) OTTAWA -- The chairman of Canada's state-owned passenger rail network, Jean Pelletier, was fired in the wake of controversial comments he made about a former employee who claimed she was victimized...
