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Teamster leaders gather for Unity Conference
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, May 8, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — With major challenges facing workers and the 2020 elections looming, the importance of mobilizing members is more critical than ever, Teamster leaders heard at the annual...
Canada’s two largest railways moved record amounts of grain in April
(Source: Canadian Press, May 8, 2019) CALGARY — Canada’s two largest railways say they moved a record amount of grain out of Western Canada in April. Canadian National Railway says it shipped 2.72 million tons of grain, while Calgary-based rival Canadian Pacific...
Former U.S. Representative from Indiana nominated to Amtrak board, despite prior votes to defund
(Source: The Indy Channel, May 8, 2019) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Former U.S. Rep. Todd Rokita, R-Indiana, was nominated to the Amtrak board of directors, an organization he twice voted to defund. President Donald Trump nominated Rokita to an open position on the board on...
FRA announces Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to revise locomotive engineer certification regulation
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, May 8, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to update the regulation that governs...
Q&A: Comparison of benefits under Railroad Retirement and Social Security
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, April 10, 2019) CHICAGO — Employers and employees covered by the Railroad Retirement Act pay higher retirement taxes than those covered by the Social Security Act, so that railroad retirement benefits remain higher...
America’s train fans are having one of the best weeks of their lives
(Source: Atlas Obscura, May 7, 2019) Thousands of train fans and history buffs are making a pilgrimage this week to Wyoming and Utah, to see the world’s largest steam locomotive run for the first time in nearly six decades. On May 1, the Union Pacific completed an...
Restored Big Boy UP locomotive steaming to Ogden for Golden Spike gathering
(Source: Associated Press, May 7, 2019) CHEYENNE, Wyo. — It’s longer than two city buses, weighs more than a Boeing 747 fully loaded with passengers and can pull 16 Statues of Liberty over a mountain. Full story: Salt Lake Tribune
School bus drivers and monitors in Kankakee vote to join Teamsters Local 179
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, May 7, 2019) KANKAKEE, Ill. — Today, School bus drivers and monitors at Illinois Central in Kankakee, Ill. voted to join Teamsters Local 179. The 90 workers are part of a growing movement of drivers and...
Chattanooga bus drivers and monitors ratify first Teamster contract
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, May 7, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Workers at Durham School Services in Chattanooga, Tenn. have voted unanimously to ratify their first contract with Teamsters Local 327. “The workers at Durham in...
Celebrating the Transcontinental Railroad’s 150th anniversary
(Source: Omaha World-Herald, May 7, 2019) OMAHA, Neb. — Train and history buffs can celebrate a milestone of modern engineering and transportation this week: Friday marks the 150th anniversary of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad. On May 10, 1869, the...
