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Online ITI Courses Make Learning Easier

March 16, 2016 Not long ago, the idea of online learning for sheet metal workers seemed unworkable. With hands-on skill at the heart of the trade, how could apprentices and journeymen learn without materials and an instructor in a live environment? Yet the International Training Institute ( [...]

Md. Senate OKs bill for two-person crews

March 15, 2016 The Press of Atlantic City reported that the Maryland Senate voted 32-14 for a measure requiring a crew of at least two people on freight trains in Md. Read the entire story here.

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Press Release: NJ Transit Rail Labor Coalition

March 10, 2016 On March 10, 2016, NJ Transit Vice President and General Manager R.M. Lavell issued a notice to all NJ Transit employees represented by the Union Coalition. In his notice Mr. Lavell states that in the event of a strike the Carrier will take the following action: All existing [...]

FRA asks for public comments on train-horn rule

March 10, 2016 Progressive Railroading reported that the Federal Railroad Administration is seeking public input as to whether federal regulations concerning the use of locomotive horns at public grade crossings should be changed. Read the entire story here.

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Nine reported injured as train derails, train car falls into Calif. creek

March 8, 2016 CBS46.com reported that a downed tree on the tracks reportedly caused a commuter train in California to derail with its lead car falling into a creek; nine were reported injured. Read the entire story here.

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NJT Rally: Give the workers what they've earned

March 7, 2016 National Legislative Director John Risch, New Jersey State Legislative Director Daniel O’Connell, LIRR General Chairperson Anthony Simon and many others speak out in support of labor at Saturday’s labor rally. The rally comes ahead of a possible March 13 strike an [...]

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Hundreds rally in support of NJT union members; strike date nears

March 7, 2016 CBS New York reported that hundreds gathered over the weekend to show their support for union workers. Read the complete story here.

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Stand With Our Brothers and Sisters At NJ Transit

March 3, 2016 After five years of working without a contract and receiving hostility from management, our brothers and sisters employed at New Jersey Transit are facing a March 13 deadline for a strike or lockout. This would affect 150,000 people who commute daily on trains and 280,000 who [...]

CP requests declaratory judgment from STB on NS trust structure

March 3, 2016 Bloomberg reported that Canadian Pacific is seeking a declaratory order from the U.S. Surface Transportation Board regarding the proposed voting structure in its attempted acquisition of NS. Read the entire article here.

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NS 16-car derailment in western N.Y.

March 2, 2016 NewsObserver.com reported that 16 freight cars from a Norfolk Southern train derailed last night in Ripley, N.Y., along Lake Erie. The accident interrupted Amtrak service from New York to Chicago. Ethanol leaking from some of the cars prompted an immediate evacuation of nearl [...]