October 29, 2021 | Commuter Rail, Contract Agreement, Headlines, Unions
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, October 29, 2021) PHILADELPHIA — Members of Transport Workers Local 234 would get 3% annual raises in each of the two years of the tentative contract, as well as a one-time pandemic hazard bonus of one dollar for each hour worked...
October 29, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Amtrak press release, October 28, 2021) NEW YORK — Amtrak and North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU), the labor organization representing more than 3 million skilled craft professionals, announced today a landmark national agreement to promote a...
October 29, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, October 28, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak has extended the deadline for its works to receive COVID-19 vaccinations to December 8, CEO Bill Flynn said today in a message to employees — and is preparing for possible service reductions if...
October 29, 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...
October 29, 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...
