December 14, 2021 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, December 8, 2021) CHICAGO — The amounts of compensation subject to railroad retirement tier I and tier II payroll taxes will increase in 2022, while the tax rates on employers and employees will stay the same. In...
December 13, 2021 | News, Teamsters
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, December 13 — BLET members and their families are advised that the James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund has begun accepting applications for the 2022 award year. The Fund awards financial scholarships to the sons, daughters and financial...
December 13, 2021 | 2-man Crews, Legislation, News
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, December 10 — On December 2, 2021, a railroad safety bill requiring qualified two-person train crews was introduced in the state of Michigan’s House of Representatives and Senate. House Bill 5596 and Senate Bill 767 read in part: “…a railroad...
December 13, 2021 | BNSF, Commuter Rail, News
CLEVELAND, Ohio, December 3 — The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) and the Transportation Division of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers (SMART-TD) have filed motions for preliminary injunctions,...
