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NCCC, BMWED extend contract cooling-off period into December
(Source: Progressive Railroading 11/10/2022) The National Carriers’ Conference Committee (NCCC) and Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division (BMWED) yesterday agreed to extend their contract bargaining cooling-off period from Nov. 19 to at least Dec. 4. The extension eliminates the threat of a near-term freight-rail service disruption due to a BMWED job action, NCCC officials said in a press…
Read MoreUnion Pacific CEO Goes Off the Rails Chasing Profits
Opinion by Thomas Black. (Source: Bloomberg.com 10/20/2022) By Thomas Black October 20, 2022 at 1:19 PM PDT Union Pacific Corp. is doubling down on its goal of boosting its operating profit margin to 45%, about 5 percentage points from where it’s running so far this year. Rising profit margins are usually a good thing; they keep…
Read MoreRetiring Vice Presidents Pruitt, Priester address delegates as Fifth National Convention adjourns
LAS VEGAS, October 19 — Delegates on October 13 heard farewell addresses from retiring National Division officers Lee Pruitt and Mike Priester as the Fifth National Convention of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) came to a close. President Pierce recognized three additional members of the Advisory Board who were not in attendance…
Read MoreFRA Administrator Bose talks safety on Day 3 of BLET’s Fifth National Convention
LAS VEGAS, October 13 — “The BLET and the FRA have a shared commitment to make sure rail operations are safe,” said Amit Bose, the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) in remarks to the Fifth National Convention of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen Wednesday. With renewal of the Rail Safety Advisory…
Read MoreVideo: Labor Secretary Marty Walsh addresses BLET delegates
U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh thanked railroad workers during his speech to delegates attending the BLET’s Fifth National Convention on Tuesday afternoon, October 11. Click here to see a video of his comments: https://youtu.be/Yi_tqOdLM6Q .
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