Archive for May 2018
Flurry of lawsuits against CSX claim working conditions caused cancer
(Source: First Coast News, May 29, 2018) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A number of lawsuits have been filed against CSX claiming the working conditions for some workers caused them to develop cancer. Full story and video: www.firstcoastnews.com Wednesday, May 30, 2018
Read MoreCP Rail engineers and conductors on strike; IBEW members reach last minute agreement
(Source: Canadian Press, May 30, 2018) MONTREAL — Canadian Pacific Rail’s more than 3,000 train operators walked off the job late Tuesday night while a second group of workers reached a tentative contract settlement with the rail company. That announcement came just minutes after CP Rail said a tentative deal had been reached with the…
Read MoreMemorial Day 2018
By Dennis R. Pierce BLET National President INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, May 25 — Over the past 155 years, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) has seen too many of our union members go off to war and not come home. We also know that many of our Brothers and Sisters have lost family and…
Read MoreIntermodal rail volume reaches near-record in Week 20
(Source: Progressive Railroading 05/24/2018) The growth trend in U.S. freight-rail traffic continued during the week ending May 19, when railroads logged a 3.6 percent increase in carloads and intermodal units compared with the same week last year. Total U.S. carloads for the week rose 1.2 percent to 261,273 units, while intermodal volume climbed 5.9 percent…
Read MoreArbitration board applies pattern health care terms to BMWED, SMART-Mechanical
(Source: National Railway Labor Conference (NRLC) press release, May 23, 2018) ARLINGTON, Va. — An arbitration board has ruled that the pattern health care terms adopted by the freight railroads and nine of the other unions in national bargaining should apply to the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes (BMWE) and the International Association of Sheet…
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