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‘Safety’ is middle name of UTU D.C. legislative director

April 13, 2011 For UTU District of Columbia Legislative Director Willie Bates the recognition and honors keep rolling in. The latest is from the State of Virginia, which on April 7 bestowed upon Bates the Governor’s Transportation Safety Award in the category of rail safety. His accom [...]

'Safety' is middle name of UTU D.C. legislative director

Working families are under attack

April 12, 2011 By Robert KerleyUTU International Vice President America’s soldiers and their families are sacrificing to preserve liberty and ensure justice throughout the world. As labor unionists, we can follow their example of service by remaining resolute in our struggle against i [...]

Tags anti-union, attack, Kerley, middle class, union busting, working families

Wisconsin rail CEO faces felony charges

April 12, 2011 MILWAUKEE — The CEO of privately owned regional railroad Wisconsin & Southern, William Gardner, says he will plead guilty to felony charges of making some $53,000 in illegal political campaign donations to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, reports the Milwaukee Journal S [...]

OSHA follows through on whistle-blower complaints

April 11, 2011 NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — A Union Pacific machinist here was ordered rehired with back pay in a ruling by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) that found Union Pacific violated the worker’s rights under the Federal Rail Safety Act of 2007. OSHA rule [...]

Tags BNSF, Federal Rail Safety Act, harassment, OSHA, retaliation, threats, Union Pacific, UP, whistleblower

Rail Retirement, Social Security benefits go electronic

April 11, 2011 Effective May 1, Social Security and Railroad Retirement checks for new recipients no longer will be mailed. Instead, all benefits payments — retirement, survivor and disability — will go electronically to the recipients’ bank accounts via electronic direct [...]

FRA issues switching safety advisory

April 8, 2011 WASHINGTON — A new safety advisory applying to switching operation hazards has been issued by the Federal Railroad Administration. The advisory focuses on federal federal regulations and railroad operating rules governing procedures for leaving rolling equipment in the [...]

Tags advisory, FRA, incidents, safety, switching operations, switching safety

UTU to Congress: Eliminate fatigue, boost safety

April 7, 2011 WASHINGTON — The single most important action Congress and the Federal Railroad Administration can take to improve rail safety — especially in the movement of hazardous materials — is to eliminate train-crew fatigue and provide predictable start times for tr [...]

Tags Congress, fatigue, FRA, rail hazmat safety, RSIA, safety, Stem

Labor rallies produce the votes we want

April 7, 2011 MADISON, Wisc. — Are labor rallies in support of collective bargaining rights effective? Can the UTU Collective Bargaining Defense Fund make a difference? Do trains run on tracks? Do buses operate on highways? As for Wisconsin, the proof of the value of labor rallies wa [...]

Tags anti-union, attacks, collective bargaining, collective bargaining defense fund, labor rallies, union busting

If your physician withdraws from Medicare…

April 6, 2011 Many physicians and medical practitioners are choosing to withdraw from participation in Medicare. This has a direct financial impact on all UTU members who are retired or intend to retire in the near future. If you are eligible for Medicare, and your physician or medical pra [...]

Tags Medicare, physician, railroad medicare, withdraw