Category: Transportation
Registration is open for southwestern hazmat training
The Rail Workers Hazardous Materials Training Program has opened registration for a hazmat/chemical emergency response training program in April for rail workers in Arizona, western New Mexico, southeastern California and the Navajo Nation. This training addresses OSHA- and D [...]
Former Bus Department Vice President Deiser passes away
Richard Deiser, a former Bus Department director and union vice president, died Feb. 28. He was 79 years old. Richard Deiser, a former Bus Department vice president, passed away Feb. 28 at age 79. “Rich was a great union brother who will be sorely missed by those who ha [...]
National Legislative Director Hynes speaks out in Trains Magazine about railroad issues
SMART-TD National Legislative Director Greg Hynes In an interview to appear in the April edition of Trains Magazine, SMART-TD National Legislative Director Greg Hynes was interviewed about key issues and industry trends including Precision Scheduled Railroading (PSR), two-per [...]
Class I carriers release 4th quarter & full year 2019 earnings reports
4th Quarter 2019 Net Earnings: Increased 4% to $1.42 billion from $1.37 billion Earnings Per Share: n/a – BNSF is not publicly traded Revenue: Decreased 6% to $5.84 billion from $6.21 billion Operating Income: Increased 2% to $2.11 billion from $2.06 billion Ope [...]
NTSB member displeased FRA omitted fatigue in risk-reduction rule
Jennifer Homendy, a member of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), said that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) final rule for Class I railroads and certain smaller railroads to establish risk-reduction safety plans issued Feb. 18 falls well short of the in [...]
President Ferguson: Facing crew challenges, TD and BLET will act in solidarity
Sometimes it takes something major to happen for people to sit up and take notice. A wake-up call, if you will. From the standpoint of our national contract negotiations, our union got another wake-up call even before our first session that is scheduled for the last week in F [...]
Former NLRB head talks about lasting damage to labor from admin’s policy rollbacks
Wilma Liebman, a former chief of the National Labor Relations Board for three terms and a member of the board for more than a decade, described what she termed “a stacked deck” against American workers that has been assembled by the current presidential administration in an o [...]
UPDATED: RRB announces pre-retirement seminar schedule from spring through fall 2020
The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) has announced its schedule of pre-retirement seminars for the spring through the fall of 2020. The RRB hosts these seminars for rail employees and spouses who are within five years of retirement. Registration is required to ensure accommoda [...]