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Union Pacific reports Q2 2018 results
(Source: Union Pacific press release, July 19, 2018) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Corporation today reported 2018 second quarter net income of $1.5 billion, or a second quarter record $1.98 per diluted share. This compares to $1.2 billion, or $1.45 per diluted share, in the second quarter 2017. Second Quarter Results • Diluted earnings per…
Read MoreOpen Enrollment for the BLET Short Term Disability On-The-Job (Part B) Coverage
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, July 16 — Open Enrollment for the BLET’s Short Term Disability On-The-Job (Part B) insurance has started and will end on July 31, 2018. Those who enroll will have their coverage take effect on August 1, 2018. If you are a locomotive engineer working on a participating railroad your Off-The-Job (Part A) coverage…
Read MoreBrother involved in tragic accident while on vacation
We are raising money for our friend and brother Shawn Fowler’s family that is left behind due to a tragic accident while on vacation. He was stopped helping a fellow friend that was broke down on a freeway in San Bernardino, CA and was the victim of a drive-by shooting. Shawn was the only provider…
Read MoreBrotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen continues fight to save American jobs on the Texas border
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, July 9 — On Friday afternoon, July 6, U.S. District Court Judge Diana Saldaña blocked a strike by members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) employed by the Texas Mexican Railway (Tex Mex), which was scheduled to begin at 12:01 a.m. on July 9, by granting a Preliminary Injunction that…
Read MoreFor 60 Years, This Powerful Conservative Group Has Worked to Crush Labor
(Source: thenation.com 07/05/18) Now the Janus decision has helped push the National Right to Work Committee and its sister organizations closer to that goal. By Moshe Z. Marvit July 5, 2018 Mark Janus, left, and Governor Bruce Rauner (R-IL) speak to the press outside the US Supreme Court Building after the announcement of the Janus v. AFSCME decision. (AP…
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