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GP Sellers: SMART Disaster Relief for Members Affected By Fort McMurray Fire

May 12, 2016

Donald Trump: All talk, no plan for Appalachian coal

May 5, 2016 The Charleston Gazette-Mail reported that although Donald Trump asserted that he will get Appalachian coal miners back to work, he failed to provide details on exactly how he will revitalize the Appalachian coal industry. Read the entire story here.

Tags coal, Freight rail, Trump

SMART TD at round table with Hillary Clinton in Kentucky

May 3, 2016 On May 2nd, SMART TD Kentucky State Legislative Director Jared Cassity and SMART TD Vice President Doyle Turner paticipated in a round table discussion in Ashland, Ky. with presidential candidate and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Read the complete story here.

Tags coal, freight, rail workers

SMART TD at round table with Hillary Clinton in Ashland, Ky.

May 3, 2016 On May 2nd, SMART TD Kentucky State Legislative Director Jared Cassity and SMART TD Vice President Doyle Turner participated in a round table discussion in Ashland, Ky. with presidential candidate and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The Lexington Herald Leader repo [...]

Tags Doyle Turner, Hillary Clinton, Jared Cassity

N.Y. State Comptroller DiNapoli urges Feds to increase oil train safety

April 28, 2016 Timesunion reported that New York State comptroller Tom DiNapoli has written a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, urging for increased oil train safety measures and warning how oil train spills could threaten state funds. Read the entire story [...]

Tags Anthony Foxx, N.Y. State Comptroller DiNapoli, oil train safety, U.S. Department of Transportation

CN Rail trestle bridge burns to ground in Mayerthorpe, Alta.

April 28, 2016 CBC News reported that a CN Rail trestle bridge was destroyed by fire in Mayerthorpe, Alta; and that the fire may have been purposely set. Read the entire story here.

Tags Canadian National, CN, trestle bridge

CP to eliminate more jobs in 2016

April 26, 2016 The Calgary Herald reported that Canadian Pacific Railway may eliminate more jobs in 2016 than originally announced; possibly as many as 1,400 positions. Read the entire story here.

Tags Canadian Pacific, CP

AFL-CIO tribute to Prince

April 25, 2016 Prince Rogers Nelson: musical genius, champion of the working class, lifelong union member and champion for workers’ rights and social justice. The AFL-CIO paid tribute to Prince in an online article written by Kenneth Quinnell, posted on April 22. Read the complete ar [...]

Tags AFL-CIO, unions, workers' rights

AFL-CIO tribute to Prince: "working-class hero"

April 25, 2016 From an article written by Kenneth Quinnell, posted to aflcio.org on April 22: “For more than 40 years, Prince was a union member, a long-standing member of both the Twin Cities Musicians Local 30-73 of the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) and SAG-AFTRA. Beginning [...]

NS downsizing yard in Knoxville, Tenn.

April 22, 2016 Railway Age reported that Norfolk Southern Corp. (NS) will downsize its Knoxville, Tenn. yard effective May 1. Approximately 135 positions will be eliminated. According to NS, this action is in response to lower traffic volumes. Read the entire story here.

Tags Norfolk Southern, NS