May 1, 2020 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(BLET Editor’s Note: The following is a message to Rail Labor from John Bragg, Labor Member of the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board.) CHICAGO — I wanted to send out another update on what is going on at the agency. We have received inquiries regarding Pandemic...
May 1, 2020 | CSX, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: News & Advance, April 30, 2020) LYNCHBURG, Va. — It was April 30, 2014 when 17 cars of a CSX oil train derailed near Ninth and Jefferson streets in downtown Lynchburg, sending three cars into the James River. A massive fire followed, and officials...
May 1, 2020 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Natural Gas Intelligencer, April 30, 2020) STERLING, Va. — Armed with a report from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), North Dakota officials on Tuesday urged federal officials to overturn Washington state’s ban that prevents Bakken Shale crude from being...
May 1, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.njbiz.com, May 1, 2020) NEWARK, N.J. — With the COVID-19 pandemic decimating New Jersey Transit’s ridership by nearly 100 percent and burning through revenue, the statewide agency said Thursday that it only has enough cash on hand to fund its operations...
May 1, 2020 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, April 30, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In response to the executive order issued this week mandating meatpacking plants remain open during the COVID-19 crisis, the Teamsters Union called on the administration...
