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Drivers at XPO Logistics in Aurora, Ill., seek Teamster representation
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 14, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Drivers at XPO Logistics in Aurora, Ill. filed for Teamster representation today, the latest action by workers across the United States who are banding together to...
What can we learn from shipping ethanol to improve oil train safety?
(Source: DeSmog Blog, September 14, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — From 2010 to 2015, the total number of tank cars moving ethanol by rail was more than 1.98 million. That's about 18 percent greater than the more than 1.68 million tank cars of crude oil shipped over the...
IBT Local 952 reaches deal with Kraft Heinz to keep plant open
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 14, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Some 350 Teamsters working for Kraft Heinz in Fullerton, Calif. will remain on the job after Local 952 and the company reached an agreement on a new contract that...
Keolis tests virtual reality glasses to reduce MBTA repair time
(Source: Progressive Railroading, September 13, 2016) Keolis Commuter Services is piloting the use of virtual reality glasses in its operation of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's (MBTA) commuter-rail network. Full story: Progressive Railroading
Teamsters, Beverage Association, file suit against Philadelphia soda tax
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 14, 2016) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Teamsters local 830, as representative of hundreds of working men and women employed in the soft drink industry, and the American Beverage Association jointly filed...
Former Norfolk Southern pipefitter pleads guilty to stealing $447,000 in disability benefits
(Source: Southside Daily, September 14, 2016) VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A former pipefitter for Norfolk Southern railroad could spend 10 years in prison for stealing more than $400,000 from the government. Full story: Southside Daily
CSX to announce 3Q 2016 results on October 11
(Source: CSX press release, September 14, 2016) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corporation will release third-quarter financial and operating results on Tuesday, October 11, 2016, after the market close. The company will host an earnings conference call from 8:30 a.m. to...
Iowa DOT: Stop taking senior photos on railroad tracks
(Source: Des Moines Register, September 14, 2016) DES MOINES, Iowa — As high school teenagers are getting ready to take their senior photos, a popular picture spot for Iowans is not only dangerous, but is illegal to be there, according to the Iowa Department of...
Train of vintage rail cars coming to Livingston
(Source: Livingston Enterprise, September 13, 2016) LIVINGSTON, Mont. — Livingston will look like an old railroad town when the American Association of Private Railroad Car Owners bring their vintage cars to town. Full story: Livingston Enterprise
Some bosses try to influence workers at the ballot box
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 12, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Politically pressuring of workers on the job is real. Employers are transmitting political messages to some one-quarter of all workers at their jobs, a new doctoral...
Baltimore residents protest delay of oil train bill
(Source: Television station WMAR, September 13, 2016) BALTIMORE, Md. — City residents protested the nine-month delay of a bill to mandate a study of the health and safety impacts of oil trains in Baltimore. Full story: www.abc2news.com
Stalled BNSF train raises safety concerns in Sacramento
(Source: Television station KCRA, September 13, 2016) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Midtown Sacramento commuters had to add extra time getting to work Tuesday morning as a stalled BNSF cargo train created major backups. Full story: www.kcra.com
$15 wage would end hunger for 1.2 million families
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 13, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Teamsters have been a part of a worker movement to raise the minimum wage to a $15 “living wage” standard that would allow workers to better support their...
World’s biggest rail IPO since 1993 said to seek $5 billion
(Source: Bloomberg, September 14, 2016) TOKYO — Japan’s government plans to privatize Kyushu Railway Co. through a share sale that may fetch about 500 billion yen ($5 billion), according to people with direct knowledge of the matter, in what would be the rail...
Teamsters end strike at ABC Supply, ratify new contract
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 12, 2016) BOSTON — Members of Teamsters Local 25, who had been on strike since May against the roofing corporation ABC Supply Co., have ratified a contract. The new five-year contract includes...
Metro-North to get 60 new train cars, including 10 bar cars, starting in 2019
(Source: New Haven Register, September 14, 2016) NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Metro-North commuters will be able to toast the addition of 60 new M8 rail cars to the New Haven Line, including 10 bar cars, starting in 2019. Full story: New Haven Register
CSX challenges Ohio road-obstruction law
(Source: Courthouse News Service, September 13, 2016) CLEVELAND, Ohio — Railroad giant CSX Transportation claims in a federal lawsuit that it cannot be fined by a small city in northwest Ohio for routinely blocking a local road. Full story: Courthouse News Service
2 Chicago Union Station platforms closed after concrete falls on commuter
(Source: ABC Chicago, September 14, 2016) CHICAGO — Two train platforms at Union Station are closed Wednesday morning due to falling concrete that injured a woman Tuesday. Amtrak owns Union Station. In a statement, the company said the concrete came from a...
BNSF opens $40 million switching yard in Von Ormy, Texas
(Source: www.mysanantonio.com, September 13, 2016) SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Fort Worth-based BNSF Railway Co. is opening a $40 million switching yard in Von Ormy in southwestern Bexar County, aimed at speeding rail service into and out of South Texas and Mexico. Full...
Amtrak conductor talks about why his job makes him optimistic about American society
(Source: The Atlantic, September 13, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak was created in 1971, a year after Congress passed the Rail Passenger Service Act to revive train travel in America (the name Amtrak is a portmanteau of the words America and track). Every year, over...
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