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Senators seek review of rail safety
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. WASHINGTON – Three senior Democratic senators have asked the General Accountability Office – informally known as the congressional watchdog – to review the state of railroad safety and how the Federal Rai [...]
No defense for violating worker rights
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. Even when railroads return workers to their jobs with full back pay after wrongly terminating them for suffering a workplace injury, significant monetary sanctions may still be imposed by the Department o [...]Vote your job security, paycheck Nov. 6
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. Important links: Find your early vote location Voters’ Rights Voter information news: Why Obama-Biden deserve your vote Nov. 6 The unscripted Mitt Romney speaks his mind Democratic, GOP platforms co [...]
Republicans, Romney & Ryan agree: Kill Amtrak
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. The Republican National Convention has made it official and in writing – the Republican Party, its presidential candidate Mitt Romney and its vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan are in agreement to end [...]
Previsich elevated to UTU No. 2 post
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. John Previsich has been elevated from International vice president to assistant president by the UTU Board of Directors, succeeding Arty Martin, who retires Sept. 1. UTU International President Mike Futhe [...]
Romney will deliver on his promises
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. By International President Mike Futhey – There is an old political saying: “If you stop lying about me, I’ll stop telling the truth about you.” When it comes to Mitt Romney, we don’t have to tell t [...]
Regional meeting workshops improved skills
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. <img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-13182" style="margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 12px; border-width: 1px; border-color: black; border-style: s [...]New pact on Columbia & Cowlitz
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. Train and engine, mechanical and maintenance of way employees on Columbia & Cowlitz Railway in Washington state – all represented by the UTU — have ratified their first agreement since voting “U [...]