December 17, 2021 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, November 22, 2021) CHICAGO — The Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA) provides for payment of unemployment insurance (UI) benefits to eligible employees for days of unemployment and for the payment of sickness...
December 17, 2021 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters updates the news section of its website each day with the latest regarding the Teamsters, domestic and global labor and trade issues, state and living wage battles, social justice, the War on Workers, and many other important...
December 16, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, December 15, 2021) NEW YORK — Stephen J. Gardner is taking over Amtrak leadership on Jan. 17, 2022, succeeding William J. Flynn, the railroad reported on Dec. 15. Flynn, who is retiring, will remain as a senior advisor through the end of the...
December 16, 2021 | BNSF, Headlines, Whistleblower
(Source: Television station WCCO, December 15, 2021) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — A former track inspector with BNSF Railway Company was awarded $9.4 million in damages following an eight-day trial Wednesday. According to a release, a jury found that Don Sanders was...
December 16, 2021 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Reuters, December 15, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would clear up confusion among appeals courts over whether a train that has temporarily stopped is still “in use,” exposing railroads to liability for...
