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Government agencies release transportation jobs report
Data indicates that transportation industry growth will add 417,000 skilled and semi-skilled job openings from 2012 to 2022. WASHINGTON – The U.S. Departments of Transportation, Education, and Labor today released a joint report entitled “Strengthening Skills Training and Car [...]AFL-CIO: union support and numbers on the rise
WASHINGTON – Workers across the country have stood up in the past month to fight for better wages and working conditions. More Americans are backing worker efforts to speak out: According to a new Gallup poll released last week, nearly 6 in 10 Americans stated they approve of [...]Both sides prepare as Mo. right-to-work battle heats up
Southwest Missouri Democrats plan a second town hall meeting to support Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of right-to-work legislation. Teresa Henry, a Democrat candidate for attorney general, will be the featured speaker at the event set for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 26 at the I [...]Oil train safety must remain a priority
MINNESOTA – Lack of action during this year’s legislative session doesn’t mean nothing’s being done regarding rail safety as oil trains keep passing through the state and region. About 3,000 firefighters and other emergency responders from 80 departmen [...]Can ECP brakes stop train disasters in suburbs?
CHICAGO – As a former railroad brakeman, the region’s top planner Joe Szabo knows how to stop a train. So it’s significant he backs a controversial new federal rule requiring freight railroads to install electronic braking systems on trains carrying crude oi [...]OSHA unveils high penalty map
The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has created a new webpage to identify high penalty cases in all U.S. states and territories. We hope this new resource will be helpful in your reporting on OSHA cases and initiatives. The map, which can b [...]Rail safety bill sent to Calif. governor
Legislation to protect communities along rail lines and railroad workers by requiring trains and light engines carrying freight within California to be operated with an adequate crew size received support from the State Assembly with a 51-28 vote. The bill, authored by Sen. L [...]Former Kan. State Director Don Lindsey passes away
Former Kansas State Legislative Director Donald F. Lindsey Jr., 67, died surrounded by his family Aug. 20, 2015 at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Lindsey fought a long battle with cancer since his first diagnosis in 1995. Lindsey served in the United States Army Res [...]