News Archive
Hudson River rail tunnel project gets funding commitment
Progressive Railroading reported that Amtrak’s Gateway program, including the rebuilding of the Hudson River rail tunnel system, recently obtained commitments for the funding of the creation of an executive oversight committee and for preliminary engineering work. Read [...]
Reminder: Transportation Scholarship application deadline is March 31
The application deadline for scholarships offered by the UTUIA and is March 31, 2019. The UTUIA offers two types of scholarships. The first scholarship is the UTUIA college scholarship for anyone attending college. Fifty scholarships of $2,000 each will be given out for each [...]
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 [...]