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Palmetto GBA conducting Railroad Medicare survey
Palmetto GBA is conducting a Railroad Medicare Beneficiary Satisfaction Survey. The survey is designed to collect data on beneficiary satisfaction regarding its performance as Railroad Medicare’s contractor. The survey will be sent to a random sample of approximately 8, [...]Class I workforce notched another gain in November
The U.S. Class I workforce continued to enlarge last month. As of mid-November, the large railroads employed 169,845 people, up 0.4 percent from October’s level and 4.1 percent from November 2013’s mark, according to Surface Transportation Board employment data. O [...]How businesses created pensions to thwart unions
Buried in the $1.1 trillion spending bill that President Barack Obama signed into law is a provision that would allow the benefits of retired truckers, construction workers and others who contributed to so-called multi-employer pensions to be cut for the first time. This chan [...]Teen realizes dream of becoming train conductor
LISBON, N.Y. — A Lisbon Central School graduate is living his dream of working as a railroad conductor at age 19. Matthew House, a 2013 graduate of LCS, is now conducting trains in Kansas City. House has been fascinated by trains since age three and even formed a model [...]Consumer Alert: CFPB Sues Fake Union Credit Card Company for Deceptive Practices
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ) is suing a Texas-based company, Union Workers Credit Services, for deceiving consumers into paying fees to sign up for a sham credit card. The Bureau alleges that the company falsely advertises a general-use credit card that, [...]