September 29, 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...
September 29, 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 28, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: CNN, September 27, 2021) JOPLIN, Montana — The National Transportation Safety Board says it is reviewing on-board video as well as data from the “black box” of the Amtrak Empire Builder train that derailed in rural Montana on Saturday, leaving...
September 28, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Associated Press, September 27, 2021) JOPLIN, Montana — An Amtrak train that derailed in rural Montana over the weekend was going just under the speed limit at about 75 mph (121 kph) when it went off the track along a gradual curve, killing three people and...
September 28, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: The Brunswick News, September 27, 2021) BRUNSWICK, Georgia — A retired St. Simons Island real estate agent and his wife, a Glynn County school system teacher and administrator, were among three passengers killed Saturday afternoon, September 25, when a...
