November 9, 2021 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Yahoo News, November 8, 2021) HOUSTON — A Houston woman is taking legal action against the city and Union Pacific Railroad after her nephew’s death from leukemia, which she attributes to the toxic chemicals in the neighborhood. Full story: Yahoo...
November 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 8, 2021 | BNSF, Headlines, Quarterly Income
(Source: Trains Magazine, November 8, 2021) FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway’s third-quarter profits increased on the strength of higher intermodal, industrial products, and coal volume. The railroad’s operating income grew 12%, to $2.6 billion, as revenue increased...
