Archive for May 2020
RRB issues statements of service, Form BA-6
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, May 11, 2020) CHICAGO — Each year, the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) prepares a Form BA-6, Certificate of Service Months and Compensation, for every railroad employee with creditable railroad compensation in the previous calendar year. The RRB will mail the forms to employees during the first half of June.…
Read MoreInspectors identify faulty brake test in CP derailment that killed three
(Source: Calgary Sun, May 12, 2020) CALGARY — Brake tests that gave the green light to a CP Rail freight train that derailed and killed three Calgarians last year near Field, B.C., were deficient, say federal inspectors. Full story: Calgary Sun Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Read MoreTeamsters say final stimulus bill must retain multiemployer pension partition fix
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, May 12, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — With the House returning at the end of the week, the Teamsters are urging lawmakers to take quick action and pass new broad stimulus legislation that would boost the broken multiemployer pension system, improve the health and safety of all essential workers and…
Read MoreU.S. says Washington state overstepped with oil train law
(Source: Associated Press May 11, 2020) BILLINGS, Mont. — The Trump administration on Monday moved to block a Washington state law that imposed safety restrictions on oil shipments by rail in response to numerous explosive accidents. The Department of Transportation determined federal law preempts the state’s mandate that crude from the oil fields of the…
Read MoreMay 11 update and press release from the Railroad Retirement Board Labor Member; RRB pays extended unemployment benefits under CARES Act
(BLET Editor’s Note: The following is a message to Rail Labor from John Bragg, Labor Member of the Railroad Retirement Board.) CHICAGO, May 11 — As explained in the attached press release (below), I am pleased to announce that beginning on May 12, 2020, unemployment insurance (UI) beneficiaries will begin to see deposits in their…
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