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Share info on your fraternal activities

April 15, 2011 The UTU is extremely proud of the fraternal activities performed by our members and is asked to report these activities to the National Fraternal Congress of America. This data is used by the NFCA to increase public awareness of the benevolent activities of its fraternal orga [...]

Tags fraternal, fraternal activities, National Fraternal Congress of America, NFCA

We can learn a lot from baseball

April 15, 2011 By UTU Assistant President Arty Martin While watching the Major League Baseball Game of the Week Saturday between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, I was reminded of how important history and heritage are. Prior to the start of the game, a special guest of the Red Sox [...]

Tags baseball, heritage, history, Martin, UTU history

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

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

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

Don’t let them fool you about Railroad Retirement

April 6, 2011 An opinion article recently published by the Financial Times and Fox News, written by conservative financial columnist Liz Peek, takes a nasty and incorrect swipe at Railroad Retirement, saying Railroad Retirement should be eliminated and folded into Social Security. The argu [...]

Tags anti-union, attacks, benefits, payroll taxes, railroad retirement, RRB, union busting

Collective-bargaining defense goes nationwide

April 5, 2011 Throughout America Monday, UTU members joined with brothers and sisters across craft and industrial lines in We Are One rallies reinforcing labor solidarity and raising public awareness of mean-spirited attacks on collective bargaining rights by right-wing extremists. The wor [...]

Tags anti-union, collective bargaining defense fund, collective bargaining rights, FELA, labor solidarity, rallies, union busting, We Are One