November 30, 2021 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, November 19, 2021) CHICAGO — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that the standard monthly Part B premium will be $170.10 in 2022, an increase of $21.60 from $148.50 in 2021. Some...
November 30, 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...
November 30, 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...
November 30, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Railway Age, November 24, 2021) NEW YORK — For the week ending Nov. 20, 2021, U.S. Class I railroads hauled 237,244 carloads, up 1.6% from the same point last year, but the 271,065 intermodal containers and trailers they moved fell 10% from 2020, the...
November 30, 2021 | CP, Headlines, KCS, STB
(Source: Associated Press, November 23, 2021) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The U.S. Surface Transportation Board decided that Canadian Pacific’s merger application is complete, dismissing concerns from other railroads. The board also laid out a schedule for its review of the...
