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Biden to focus on infrastructure with event celebrating trains
(Source: Reuters, April 30, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Joe Biden will return on Friday to one of the cities that helped win him the White House as he works to gain popular support for $4 trillion in proposed programs to shore up the U.S. economy. Biden’s trip to Philadelphia includes a stop at an…
Read MoreRRB Q&A: Dual benefit payments
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, April 27, 2021) CHICAGO — The payment of a railroad retirement annuity can be affected by entitlement to social security benefits, as well as certain other government benefits. Such dual entitlement, if not reported to the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB), can result in benefit overpayments which have to be repaid,…
Read MoreU.S. weekly coal carloads climb to seven-week high
(Source: S&P Global Platts, April 28, 2021) HOUSTON — US coal carload originations rose to a seven-week high 64,252 in the week that ended April 24, up 4.3% from 61,600 a week earlier and 33.5% higher than the year-ago week, according to a April 28 report from the Association of American Railroads. Full story: S&P Global…
Read MoreWorkers’ Memorial Day 2021
By Dennis R. PierceBLET National President INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, April 28 — Workers’ Memorial Day is a time for all workers to remember and honor those who have lost their lives in the workplace, and to stand up to protect those on the job today. April 28 was chosen for Workers Memorial Day, in part, because…
Read MoreBiometric info at center of truckers’ lawsuit against UP
(Source: Land Line Media, April 26, 2021) CHICAGO — Union Pacific Railroad must face a class action lawsuit filed by truckers alleging the company violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act. In March, an Illinois federal district court denied Union Pacific’s motion to dismiss a case filed by David Fleury, a trucker who frequently visited…
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