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President Pierce’s House testimony now available
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, March 8 — The written testimony of BLET National President Dennis R. Pierce, who is testifying today before the U.S. House of Representatives’ Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials at a hearing titled “Stakeholder Views on Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization,” is now available on the BLET website. A PDF is available at…
Read MoreU.S. freight-rail volumes rose in February
(Source: Progressive Railroading 03/03/2022) Less severe winter weather last month helped boost U.S. freight-rail volumes compared with February 2021 levels, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) announced yesterday. U.S. railroads logged 1,945,646 carloads and intermodal units last month, a 5.7% increase compared with February 2021 volumes, according to AAR data. Carload volume climbed 11% to 915,329 units,…
Read MorePetition drive launched to compel action on carrier attendance policies
CLEVELAND, Ohio (March 7, 2022) — In conjunction with the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), the SMART Transportation Division (SMART-TD) and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) urge all members to engage in a petition drive to bring attention to the draconian and punitive attendance policies that have forced rail workers to live…
Read MoreU.S. freight-rail volumes rose in February
(Source: Progressive Railroading 03/03/2022) Less severe winter weather last month helped boost U.S. freight-rail volumes compared with February 2021 levels, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) announced yesterday. U.S. railroads logged 1,945,646 carloads and intermodal units last month, a 5.7% increase compared with February 2021 volumes, according to AAR data. Carload volume climbed 11% to 915,329 units,…
Read MoreQ&A: Longevity of Railroad Retirement beneficiaries
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, February 17, 2022) CHICAGO — Every three years, the Railroad Retirement Board’s Chief Actuary conducts a study of the longevity of its annuitants, as part of a valuation of future revenues and benefit payments. These studies consider male and female age and service annuitants, disability annuitants, and spouse and survivor…
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