Archive for June 16, 2020
Authorities investigate UP train derailment and explosion in Wyoming
(Source: Fairfield Sun Times, June 15, 2020) ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. — Plumes of smoke and flames shot upwards of 100 feet in the air Saturday afternoon moments after a train operated by Union Pacific Railroad derailed roughly four miles east of Rock Springs, causing several rail cars to catch on fire and explode, according to…
Read MoreRail unions join forces to end RUIA sequestration
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, June 12 — All U.S. railroad labor unions have united in a campaign to overturn the unfair sequestration of Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA) benefits, which unjustly reduces the unemployment and sickness benefits of railroad workers. The unions are represented by the Teamsters Rail Conference and the AFL-CIO’s Transportation Trades Department (TTD). On…
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