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al-Qaida but one transport terrorist threat

Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. The news media may be atwitter with concerns of an al-Qaida attack on trains, but there is no validation that any specific attack is imminent or has been planned. What is crucial is that each of us — [...]

Union Plus offers disaster relief grants

Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. Union members living in areas impacted by the recent tornadoes and flooding, and who participate in Union Plus programs, may be eligible for financial assistance. Union Plus disaster relief grants of $500 [...]

We no longer offer UTU credit cards

Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. Due to changes in the financial services markets, the UTU is no longer able to offer a UTU-branded credit card. Over the years, these UTU-branded cards generated much-needed funding for the union’s [...]

UTU, SMWIA arbitration set for June

Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. Arbitrator Michael H. Gottesman will hear presentations by the UTU and the Sheet Metal Workers International Association during five days of arbitration in June to determine whether the merger agreement b [...]

Non-union bus drivers need our help

Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. By Calvin StudivantAlternate vice president — Bus Department A tragic bus accident in New York City in March, which killed 15 passengers, has put an unfriendly spotlight on low-fare tour bus drivers [...]

We can learn a lot from baseball

Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. By UTU Assistant President Arty Martin While watching the Major League Baseball Game of the Week Saturday between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, I was reminded of how important history and herit [...]