News Archive
OSHA updates eye and face protection standards
WASHINGTON – The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published a final rule that updates requirements for personal protective equipment for workers in general industry, shipyards, longshoring, marine terminals and construction. The final rule reflec [...]CP train strikes tanker truck in Callaway, Minn., crew injured and town evacuated
Inforum.com reported that a Canadian Pacific train struck a tanker truck carrying propane in Callaway, Minn. Read the entire story here.
DOL new rule brings transparency to anti-union messaging
The U.S. Department of Labor announced yesterday that a new rule will require management to let workers know the source of anti-union messages. Corporations routinely utilize third-party consultants to develop and distribute anti-union messaging to workers who are considering [...]DOL new rule – "workers should know who is behind anti-union message"
News Release NEW US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR RULE IMPROVES TRANSPARENCY FOR WORKERS CONSIDERING UNION REPRESENTATION WASHINGTON – Many characterize union organizing campaigns as debates between management and labor over the impact of unionization on businesses and workers. Today, [...]
Union Pacific workers file class action ADA complaint against railroad
On February 19, 2016, six current and former employees of Union Pacific Railroad Company filed a class action lawsuit in the Western District of Washington at Seattle (Case No. CV15-1865JCC), asserting that Union Pacific engaged in a pattern and practice of discrimination in [...]
Rail workers: deadly tired…but still working
The following article was written by Georgetta Gregory, the railroad division chief of the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) Office of Railroad, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Investigations. The rail business is an industry full of tired, stressed workers [...]
Op-ed from SMART TD and TTD on FRA 2-person crew rule published today in The Hill
Today, The Hill published an op-ed article, co-written by SMART TD President, John Previsich and TTD, AFL-CIO President, Ed Wytkind, that underscores why two-person crews operating all freight and passenger locomotives in our country is a matter of public safety and security, [...]SMART TD & TTD, AFL-CIO joint Op-Ed on FRA Ruling
The Hill published an op-ed article co-written by John Previsich, President of SMART TD, and Ed Wytkind, President of TTD, AFL-CIO, that underscores the importance of the FRA’s recent ruling, and the vital need for a minimum of two crew members on all freight and passen [...]