Archive for May 24, 2017

(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, May 18, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Lawmakers who cozy up to corporate America love to sponsor legislation that to the uninitiated might sound like a good thing for workers, but in the end is just another pathway for big business to line their pockets with even higher profits.…

(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, April 19, 2017) CHICAGO — The Federal Medicare program provides hospital and medical insurance protection for railroad retirement annuitants and their families, just as it does for social security beneficiaries. Medicare has the following parts: • Medicare Part A (hospital insurance) helps pay for inpatient care in hospitals and…

(Source: Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) press release, May 10, 2017) BOSTON — A federal appeals court has affirmed that Pan Am Railways, Inc. must pay $260,000 in punitive and compensatory damages to – and take corrective action on behalf of – an employee who was subjected to retaliation for filing…