Posts by William Wallace

(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, June 12, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Teamsters Union submitted its comments to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) on the proposed renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The union’s comments stressed the importance of the renegotiation focusing on long-standing issues that…

(Source: DeSmog Blog, June 7, 2017) NEW YORK — Despite a string of recent successes by West Coast communities to block the construction of oil-by-rail facilities, the oil industry has no plans to give up using rail to move oil to the West Coast. And it isn’t hard to understand why. There are no plans…

(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, May 29, 2017) CHICAGO — Each year, the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) prepares a Certificate of Service Months and Compensation (Form BA-6) for every railroad employee who had creditable railroad compensation in the previous calendar year. The RRB will mail the forms to employees during the first half…

(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, June 7, 2017) CHICAGO — The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) has appointed Ana M. Kocur as its General Counsel. She succeeds Karl T. Blank, who retired in December 2016 after 43 years of service at the agency. As General Counsel, Ms. Kocur is responsible for directing, coordinating, planning…

(Source: Omaha World-Herald, June 11, 2017) OMAHA, Neb. — At Omaha-based railroad Union Pacific — which got 14 percent of revenue from hauling coal last quarter — the official reaction to the withdrawal from the fossil-
fuel hostile Paris agreement was the opposite of what some might have expected. Full story: Omaha World-Herald Monday, June 12,…