Local officer on labor radio show

Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. DECATUR, Ill. — Carl Draper, the legislative representative of Local 768 at Decatur, Ill., was a guest on radio station WZUS’ Labor’s Voice radio show Friday, Feb. 25. The show is dedica [...]

February is Black History Month

Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. As we celebrate Black History Month in February, here are some inventions by African-Americans of interest to rail and bus members: * Andrew Jackson Beard, born a slave in Alabama, became a railroad emplo [...]

Obama budget request: Transport details

Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. WASHINGTON — The White House fiscal year 2012 budget request submitted to Congress Feb. 14 is unexpectedly generous toward the various modes of transportation. That said, the FY 2012 budget that eme [...]