November 16, 2021 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Los Angeles Times, November 15, 2021) LOS ANGELES — San Diego has a rare opportunity, thanks to the $1.2 trillion infrastructure spending bill signed by President Biden on Monday. Over the past three years, top transportation officials for the region have...
November 16, 2021 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, October 29, 2021) CHICAGO — Railroad retirement annuitants subject to earnings restrictions can earn more in 2022 without having their benefits reduced due to increased limits indexed to average national wage...
November 16, 2021 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, October 29, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Most railroad retirement annuities, like social security benefits, will increase in January 2022 due to a rise in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from the third quarter of 2020 to...
November 16, 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 15, 2021 | Headlines, Legislation, PSR
(Source: Trains Magazine, November 15, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill President Biden is slated to sign into law today (Monday, Nov. 15) contains funding for a study of Class I railroads’ use of ever-longer trains and their impact on...
