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Railroads: On a faster track
(The following story by Cathy Booth Thomas appeared on the Time Magazine website on March 2.) FORT WORTH -- If you want proof that America's railroads are back on track, take a look inside the Network Operations Center (NOC) of the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe...
CAW meetings adjourn after three days
(The Canadian Auto Workers posted the following statement on its website on March 1.) TORONTO -- On Thursday, February 26, as previously reported, the CAW bargaining committees made a full presentation to the CN committee concerning the harsh new discipline system,...
CN engineers file complaint with labour board
(The CBC posted the following article on its website on March 1.) WINNIPEG -- Engineers with Canadian National Railway have filed an unfair labour practices complaint against their employer. The complaint is connected to the ongoing strike by 5,000 CN maintenance...
TCRC – GO Transit users’ lives may be in danger!
(The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference issued the following news release on March 1.) MONTREAL -- Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) informs the general public and the media that a demonstration will be held tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m. to protest against the...
BLET: ‘The danger is very real here’
(The following story by Greg Cunningham appeared on the Amarillo Globe-News website on March 2. Terry Briggs is Chairman of the BLET Texas State Legislative Board.) AMARILLO, Texas -- Roaring down the tracks at 50 mph, hauling several thousand tons of freight cars,...
Workers approve deal from supermarkets
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on February 29.) LOS ANGELES -- Grocery workers voted overwhelmingly on Sunday to approve a new contract with supermarket operators in Southern California. The vote ended a strike and a lockout that had...
AFL-CIO transportation unions renew call to shut down unsafe overseas repair of U.S. aircraft
(The TTD distributed the following news release on February 27.) WASHINGTON, D.C. –- Citing potential threats to safety and security and lax government oversight, the AFL-CIO’s Transportation Trades Department (TTD) today renewed its call that the Transportation...
NJ Transit art brings out the critic in some riders
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on February 29.) NEWARK, N.J. -- New Jersey Transit has spent more than $4.5 million in state and federal money over the past several years for sculptures, murals and other art that brightens up its terminals....
Opinion: Old No. 22
(The following editorial appeared on the Free Lance-Star website on February 28.) FREDERICKSBURG, Va. -- In Joseph Heller’s classic novel "Catch-22," World War II bombardier Capt. Joseph Yossarian discovered a fundamental irony: A flier who was concerned for his own...
Union Pacific updates earnings outlook
(UP distributed the following news release on March 1.) OMAHA, Neb. -- Union Pacific Corporation today announced that because of a recent Arkansas Supreme Court decision, coupled with a difficult operating environment in the first quarter, the Company will not meet...
