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Union leaders upset with Labor Secretary’s remarks
(The Chicago Tribune posted the following article by T. Shawn Taylor on its website on February 27.) HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- Describing talks with Labor Secretary Elaine Chao as "angry and insulting at times," union leaders gathered for the AFL-CIO's executive council...
Bush’s relationship with Teamsters crumbles with Hoffa frustration
(The following is by Leigh Strope, AP Labor Writer.) HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- The relationship President Bush has tried to build with Teamsters Union President James P. Hoffa is showing cracks. "Relations are becoming more polarized than they probably have been at any...
U.P. gives details on job cuts; Some tied to remote control
(The Omaha World-Herald posted the following article by Grace Shim on its website on February 27.) OMAHA -- Union Pacific Corp. will cut 1,000 administrative jobs, with most people to lose their jobs in the first three months of 2003, according to a report filed with...
AFL-CIO transportation unions call on Congress, Administration to require certification for flight attendants
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- Congress should require certification for the nation's flight attendants, declared a resolution adopted today by 35 AFL-CIO unions representing transportation workers. At its winter Executive Committee meeting, the Transportation Trades Department,...
Transportation labor honors merchant mariners, civil reserve air fleet for work in war on terrorism
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- The leaders of 35 AFL-CIO transportation unions today stood together to recognize and support the men and women of the United States Merchant Marine and the Civil Air Reserve Air Fleet for "answering the call to duty in America's continuing war...
Transportation labor stands up for airline safety and worker rights in post 9-11 environment
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- At a time of heightened security risks throughout the transportation system, the AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department (TTD), today stood up for the health, safety, and core worker rights of airline employees. Specifically, they condemned an...
Union membership declines despite 500,000 newly organized
(The AFL-CIO posted the following press release on its website on February 25.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The economic recession that has swept the nation and left millions jobless was reflected in union membership in 2002. Union membership was 16.1 million in 2002,...
Railroad cleans up, city drops charges
(The following article by Brandi Barhite appeared in the Sandusky Register.) SANDUSKY, Ohio -- The third-degree misdemeanor charge the city filed against Norfolk Southern for not maintaining its property was dismissed Tuesday in Sandusky Municipal Court. Sandusky...
NS territory benefits from extensive industrial development in 2002
(The following press release was distributed by Norfolk Southern.) NORFOLK, Va. -- Norfolk Southern Corporation participated in the location of 93 new industries and provided support for the expansion of 33 additional industries along its rail lines in 2002. The new...
Bombardier, Connex group signs Boston train deal
(The following story is from Reuters.) MONTREAL -- A group that includes Bombardier Inc., has signed a $1 billion contract to operate a commuter train system for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority over five years, the company said on Tuesday. Massachusetts...
