The 9th Circuit on March 13 revived claims that corruption led an arbitration panel to fire a railroad conductor for allegedly drinking on the job. Richard Kite, a 27-year employee of the BNSF Railway Co., was fired in 2005 after being cited twice in 10 years for reporting t [...]
Local 23, Santa Cruz, Calif. Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District bus operator Jose Polanco, center, is recognized for his outstanding safety record and committed service to the community by a district official on Feb. 22. Polanco developed a plan to identify thousands of [...]
All active and retired members of North Dakota locals will have the opportunity to visit with UTU International and general committee officers and representatives from the Railroad Retirement Board, health-and-welfare benefit providers and designated legal counsel at a series [...]
JEFFERSON CITY — After steadfast opposition from Democratic senators, the Missouri Senate gave first-round approval early Tuesday morning to a bill that would require public employee unions to seek annual consent in order to automatically deduct fees from members’ paychecks. [...]
Click here to see a brochure that was mailed and emailed to all active and retired members in Maine and Wisconsin. Members in those states, as well as anyone concerned with the preservation of good-paying railroad jobs, should contact Representatives Michaud and Ribble and as [...]
WASHINGTON, DC—Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) President Edward Wytkind issued this statement applauding the Senate for including surface transportation bill (MAP-21) funding levels in its FY 2013 appropriations package (UTU-SMART is a member of the TTD): “The [...]
Retired former CSX (B&O) General Chairperson John T. “Terry” Reed, 71, died March 5. Funeral services will be held March 11 at 1 p.m. at Floral Hills Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home at 5336 Old Taylor Mill Rd. in Taylor Mill, KY 41015. The services will be preceded by a [...]
On March 7, 2013, the organization was advised by the U.S. Department of Labor that they are instituting an investigation concerning the Voluntary Short-Term Disability policy we have through Anthem. While the Department of Labor did not provide the full nature of its investi [...]
General Electric Co. (GE) and Caterpillar Inc. (CAT), the world’s largest locomotive makers, are rushing to develop natural gas-powered models in a potential shift from diesel’s six decades as the fuel of choice for railroads. Three of the biggest U.S. rail carriers — B [...]
The Federal Railroad Administration has published a final rule, effective May 6, 2013, adding certain non-controlled substances with potentially impairing side effects to its standard post-accident testing panel. This rule will enact the addition of over-the-counter, legal d [...]
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