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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, [...]
Ohio Agreement Allows Sheet Metal Apprentices to Transfer Credits
An articulation agreement between the Ohio Board of Regents and the seven unionized sheet metal training centers in the state will make it easier for new apprenticeship graduates to earn their associate’s degrees. The first state-wide agreement of its kind in the nation, it a [...]Metro-North to screen engineers for sleep apnea
MTA Metro-North Railroad has selected a health care firm that specializes in sleep disorders to screen all locomotive engineers for sleep apnea, railroad officials announced Dec. 15. Under a seven-month pilot project, all 410 Metro-North engineers and about 20 engineers in tr [...]Transit ridership up 1.8 percent in third quarter
More than 2.7 billion trips were taken on U.S. public transportation in the third quarter of 2014, according to a report released today by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). This is a 1.8 percent increase over the same quarter last year, representing an in [...]BLET, SMART–TD, four others to bargain together
CLEVELAND, Dec. 17 — Top leaders of the Transportation Division of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers (SMART–TD) and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) announced today that their organizations will be pa [...]Metro-North violates rights of Connecticut worker
HARTFORD, Conn. – Metro-North’s actions against an injured worker have resulted in the largest punitive damages ever in a retaliation case under the Federal Railroad Safety Act. A recent investigation by the U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health A [...]