October 1, 2021 | Headlines, PSR, UP
(Source: The Daily Sentinel, October 1, 2021) GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Getting shipping containers to offload in Grand Junction has emerged as a critical issue for businesses in Mesa County and western Colorado and local officials have been working behind the scenes to...
October 1, 2021 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, September 2, 2021) CHICAGO — Railroad retirement benefits are based on months of service and earnings credits. Earnings are creditable, up to certain annual maximums, on the amount of compensation subject to railroad...
October 1, 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...
September 30, 2021 | News, NS, PSR
CLEVELAND, (Sept. 30, 2021) — 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 joined forces to defeat efforts by Norfolk...
September 30, 2021 | Headlines, PSR, STB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, September 29, 2021) U.S. Class Is as of mid-August employed 114,431 people, down 1.07% from July’s employment total and down 2.83% year over year, according to Surface Transportation Board data. All six employment categories...