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Derailment disrupts Via Rail corridor
(The following Canadian Press article was posted on the London Free Press website on May 23.) COBOURG, Ont. -- As many as a dozen Via Rail trains travelling between Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto were delayed yesterday afternoon after a freight train derailed. Tracks...
Union charges B.C. Rail bargained in bad faith
(The Canadian Press circulated the following story on May 22.) VANCOUVER -- B.C. Rail is being accused of bargaining in bad faith with its unions because it didn't tell them of the plan to privatize the railway. The Council of Trade Unions at the Crown-owned company...
UTU member loses arm in yard accident
(The United Transportation Union posted the following article on its website on May 21. Additional information in parenthesis added by BLE editors.) HERMISTON, Ore. -- UTU member Tim Gettman of Local 473 in La Grande, Ore., lost his left arm in a switching accident...
Locomotive engineers rally in DFW
(The BLE’s Texas State Legislative Board issued the following news release on May 22.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers will warn Fort Worth residents of the potential dangers that are associated with Remote Controlled Train Operations in...
AFL-CIO hopes FEC ruling will help members
(The following article by Sharon Theimer was distributed by the Associated Press on May 21.) WASHINGTON -- The AFL-CIO wants its members to take advantage of a government decision allowing political candidates to pay themselves salaries from their donations, hoping it...
BNSF to raise funds for Boys & Girls Clubs
(Burlington Northern Santa Fe issued the following news release on May 22.) FORT WORTH, Texas -- The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Foundation today announced plans to operate the "2003 BNSF Special" in...
TWU to American Airlines: “Cough up details on executive compensation”
(The Transport Workers Union issued the following news release on May 21.) FORT WORTH, TX --- Angry American Airlines mechanics and fleet clerks confronted company officials at the AMR Annual Meeting and demanded a full report to shareholders and the public on...
Car haulers in Teamsters OK strike
(Bloomberg circulated the following story on May 22.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Teamsters workers for trucking companies that deliver about 80 percent of new cars sold by dealers in the United States authorized a strike as early as May 31 if a new contract isn't reached....
Calif. rail opponents enlist professional help
(The North County Times posted the following article by Katherine Marks on its website on May 22.) SAN MARCOS, Calif. -- A coalition campaigning against the east-west commuter line between Escondido and Oceanside wants to ratchet up its defenses by enlisting hired...
RailAmerica decides not to proceed with Tranz Rail offer
(RailAmerica issued the following news release on May 22.) BOCA RATON, Fla. -- RailAmerica, Inc., the world's largest operator of short line and regional freight railroads, today announced that it would not pursue its previously announced proposed tender offer for the...
