Archive for May 2020
North Dakota legislators call on feds to OK Bakken crude shipments to Washington state
(Source: Natural Gas Intelligencer, April 30, 2020) STERLING, Va. — Armed with a report from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), North Dakota officials on Tuesday urged federal officials to overturn Washington state’s ban that prevents Bakken Shale crude from being shipped by rail into the state. Full story: Natural Gas Intelligencer Friday, May 1, 2020
Read MoreTeamsters call for enforceable worker protections, testing following Executive Order requiring meatpacking plants to remain open
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, April 30, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In response to the executive order issued this week mandating meatpacking plants remain open during the COVID-19 crisis, the Teamsters Union called on the administration and federal, state, and local regulators today to enforce worker protections and increase testing on the job for…
Read MoreUnion Pacific furloughing most of staff at North Little Rock shop
(Source: Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette, May 1, 2020) NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Most of the employees at a Union Pacific facility in North Little Rock that maintains and refurbishes the railroad’s locomotives are being furloughed as a result of what a company representative said was an “unprecedented decline in business volume” stemming from the…
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