RRB

INDEPNDENCE, Ohio — John Bragg, Labor Member of the U.S. Railroad Retired Board, has asked the BLET to share with our members the attached alert from the IRS about the Economic Impact Payment and RRB recipients with eligible children. According to Brother Bragg: “The alert informs that the $1,200 automatic payments will be starting soon…

(BLET Editor’s Note: The following is a message to Rail Labor from John Bragg, Labor Member of the Railroad Retirement Board.) CHICAGO, April 16 — It has been a couple of weeks since my last update, and while things are settling down somewhat, there are a couple of issues I wanted to bring to your attention. Since…

(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, March 23, 2020) CHICAGO — The following is a message to Rail Labor from John Bragg, Labor Member of the Railroad Retirement Board: The purpose of this notice is to update you on how COVID-19 is impacting operations at the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB). Be assured, while it is…

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, March 20 — The Railroad Retirement Board has cancelled all Pre-Retirement Seminars scheduled for March through June 2020 due to the coronavirus outbreak, according to a March 19 announcement from the Office of the Labor Member. “We made this difficult decision out of an abundance of caution to protect the health, safety, and…