November 19, 2003 | Headlines, UTU
(The following report appeared on the Houston Chronicle website on November 17.) HOUSTON — A federal grand jury has brought more indictments against two officials of the nation’s largest railroad operating union. Byron Alfred Boyd Jr., 57, of Seattle,...
November 13, 2003 | Headlines, UTU
(The following story by George Flynn appeared on the Houston Press website on November 6.) HOUSTON — A case that involved millions of dollars in fraud, undercover operatives and culprits-turned-snitches could expect testimony tinged with sometimes bitter...
November 7, 2003 | Headlines, UTU
(The following report appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune on November 7.) SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Union Pacific Corp. and other U.S. railroads won approval Thursday of a plan under which members of their largest union will start paying part of health-care premiums,...
October 7, 2003 | Headlines, UTU
(The Fort Worth Star-Telegram posted the following story by Dan Piller on its website on October 7.) FORT WORTH, Texas — Unions representing railroad train crews at Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Union Pacific railroads have urged their members to approve a...
October 3, 2003 | Headlines, UTU
(The following article by Harvey Rice was posted on the Houston Chronicle website on October 3.) HOUSTON — One of four indicted officials in the nation’s largest railroad operating union pleaded guilty Thursday to racketeering charges and agreed to...
September 24, 2003 | Headlines, UTU
(The following Associated Press report appeared at CNN.com on September 19.) CLEVELAND, Ohio — The indicted president of the United Transportation Union intends to remain in office and fight charges that he and others solicited payments from lawyers seeking to...
September 23, 2003 | Headlines, UTU
(The Omaha World-Herald posted the following Bloomberg News report on its website on September 16.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The present and former presidents of the biggest U.S. railroad union were charged Monday with illegally accepting payments in exchange for...
September 17, 2003 | Headlines, UTU
(The Houston Chronicle posted the following story on its website on September 15.) HOUSTON — The current and former presidents of the nation’s largest railroad operating union pleaded not guilty Monday in a federal court in Houston to accusations that they...
September 17, 2003 | Headlines, UTU
(Bloomberg News circulated the following story on September 16.) NEW YORK — The present and former presidents of the biggest U.S. railroad union were charged Monday with illegally accepting payments in exchange for steering workers to lawyers approved by the...
September 17, 2003 | Headlines, UTU
(Reuters circulated the following article on September 16.) HOUSTON — Four officials of the United Transportation Union (news – web sites), including the current and past presidents, have been indicted on charges they took bribes from attorneys for special...
