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NMB releases unions on NJ Transit, PEB next
The National Mediation Board yesterday released from further mediation every commuter union on New Jersey Transit (NJT). The unions, working together in the New Jersey Transit Rail Labor Coalition, immediately announced their intention to invoke a Presidential Emer [...]White House Endorses PTC Deadline
The White House on Thursday, June 4, endorsed a requirement that U.S. railroads install new safety equipment (Positive Train Control – PTC) by the end of 2015, despite bipartisan efforts in Congress to give passenger and freight rail companies extra time to comply. Admi [...]Local Chairperson Donald Allard passes away
Donald L. Allard, 55, of Minot, N.D. died Tuesday, June 9 in a Minot hospital. Allard (L-1059 of Minot, N.D.) was a BNSF brakeman and long-time local chairperson and delegate. He also served as assistant general chairperson for GO 386 from 2003 to 2015. He originally hired ou [...]GBW railcar services faces OSHA fines
Two workers endured several weeks of skin graft surgery and physical therapy after suffering second-degree burns when gas vapors exploded in a railcar in December 2014 at GBW Railcar Services LLC. The car was being prepared for cleaning when an electric heater ignited the fla [...]Mo. governor vetoes right-to-work legislation
On Thursday, June 4, Missouri Governor Jay Nixon traveled to SMART SMD Local 36 in St. Louis to veto a toxic right-to-work for less bill passed by that state’s legislature. With a fired up crowd of hundreds of onlookers, he noted that “For generations, the ability of workers [...]Ontario Makes Apprentice Hiring Mandatory for Large Scale Projects
A new infrastructure package in Ontario will require contractors on large scale projects to hire apprentices and set up recruitment plans to hire economically disadvantaged workers from the community. It is the first law of its kind at the state or provincial level anywhere i [...]Neb. Legislature resolves: two-person crews are safer
In the final week of legislative session, the Nebraska legislature officially recommended that railroad locomotives should have a two-person crew. According to the resolution — LR 338 — safety risks posed by shipments of such materials as ethanol, Bakkan crude oi [...]
MO Governor Nixon Vetoes Right-to-Work Legislation At Local 36 Training Facility
On Thursday, June 4, Missouri Governor Jay Nixon traveled to SMART SM Local 36 in St. Louis to veto a toxic right-to-work for less bill passed by that state’s legislature. With a fired up crowd of hundreds of onlookers, he noted that “For generations, the ability of workers t [...]