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Q&A: Buyouts and Railroad Retirement benefits
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, April 26, 2022) CHICAGO — Railroad employees frequently ask the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) how accepting a buyout from a railroad employer affects their future eligibility for benefits under the Railroad...
Get the latest labor news from the Teamsters
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...
House T&I committee hearing focuses on STB role in freight rail service meltdown
(Source: Press release from the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, May 12, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, by Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and...
AAR reports rail traffic for the week ending May 7, 2022
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, May 11, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending May 7, 2022. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 504,927 carloads...
Boost safety culture with assessments and follow through, FRA report finds
(Source: Railway Age, May 13, 2022) NEW YORK — Safety culture improves when railroads participate in Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI)-sponsored safety culture assessments and follow through on recommendations, according to a new report from the Federal Railroad...
UPS driver injured during loading incident involving NS awarded $300,000
(Source: Virginian-Pilot, May 13, 2022) NORFOLK, Va. — A federal jury awarded a UPS driver $300,000 on Thursday for injuries he sustained in a 2019 loading incident caused by a negligent Norfolk Southern Railway employee. The incident, he claimed, nearly crushed him...
Louisville & Indiana acquires Southern Indiana Railway assets
(Source: Anacostia Rail Holdings press release, May 12, 2022) JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. — Louisville & Indiana Railroad (LIRC), an affiliate of Chicago-based Anacostia Rail Holdings Company, has acquired the assets and operating rights of the former Southern Indiana...
BLET News
Registration opens for BLET’s Baltimore regional meeting, August 1-5, 2022
Barbara McLaughlin, 1934-2022
BLET California State Legislative Board welcomes President Pierce, rallies by BLET’s mobile billboard
Speak out now: Railroad attendance policies unsafe
VP Wallace outlines PSR problems, offers solutions at STB hearing
BLET National President Pierce, Vice President and NLR Verna meet with Ohio SLB officers, members and U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown
BLET National Division files comments for STB hearing, Vice President Mark Wallace to testify
CBC Unions reject lump-sum offers, seek proffer of arbitration
BLET’s Fifth National Convention
Daily Headlines
Q&A: Buyouts and Railroad Retirement benefits
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, April 26, 2022) CHICAGO — Railroad employees frequently ask the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) how accepting a buyout from a railroad employer affects their future eligibility for benefits under the Railroad...
Get the latest labor news from the Teamsters
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...
House T&I committee hearing focuses on STB role in freight rail service meltdown
(Source: Press release from the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, May 12, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, by Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and...
AAR reports rail traffic for the week ending May 7, 2022
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, May 11, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending May 7, 2022. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 504,927 carloads...
Boost safety culture with assessments and follow through, FRA report finds
(Source: Railway Age, May 13, 2022) NEW YORK — Safety culture improves when railroads participate in Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI)-sponsored safety culture assessments and follow through on recommendations, according to a new report from the Federal Railroad...
UPS driver injured during loading incident involving NS awarded $300,000
(Source: Virginian-Pilot, May 13, 2022) NORFOLK, Va. — A federal jury awarded a UPS driver $300,000 on Thursday for injuries he sustained in a 2019 loading incident caused by a negligent Norfolk Southern Railway employee. The incident, he claimed, nearly crushed him...
Louisville & Indiana acquires Southern Indiana Railway assets
(Source: Anacostia Rail Holdings press release, May 12, 2022) JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. — Louisville & Indiana Railroad (LIRC), an affiliate of Chicago-based Anacostia Rail Holdings Company, has acquired the assets and operating rights of the former Southern Indiana...
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