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Category: Leadership
Vigilance key to protecting pension benefits
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. By UTU International President Mike Futhey – Railroaders should not lose sleep over a rumor that Congress will cut Railroad Retirement benefits. The rumor began after language was inserted in a budget re [...]Vote as if your job, family depend on it
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. By UTU International President Mike Futhey – It has been said that the comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor. Working families today feel the pain of that comment. Most are stru [...]
SMART will boost UTUIA financial strength
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. By UTU International President Mike Futhey – Congratulations go to Art Rayner, the United Transportation Union Insurance Association’s man of the year for 2011. Art was recognized for his sales and leade [...]Merger update: Moving forward constructively
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. By UTU International President Mike Futhey “Stay calm and carry on” has always been the best advice during challenging times. It is appropriate advice for UTU members and employees as we move forward fol [...]
Local meetings source of information, inspiration
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. By General Secretary & Treasurer Kim Thompson As a young railroad employee, I wondered why we had the wages and benefits that we had, why we had rules for assignments and for the work we performed. I [...]
National rail contract delivers ‘more, now’
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. AFL founder Samuel Gompers said the objective of labor is, “more, now.” Our national rail agreement fulfills that objective. In an economic environment that has our brothers and sisters in other industrie [...]
‘At the polls, the job you save may be your own’
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. Arty Martin NEW YORK — If we don’t vote our paychecks and help to elect labor-friendly candidates, then lawmakers seeking to reduce union-member wages and benefits and weaken workplace safety laws a [...]
State of the union: ‘Stronger than ever’
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. International President Mike Futhey SAN ANTONIO — Stronger protections for members, improved finances, successful organizing drives and superior wage and benefits agreements characterize the United [...]