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FRA's Feinberg clears Senate committee

October 29, 2015 President Obama’s choice to lead the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has been approved by the Senate committee that handles transportation issues. Obama’s nomination of Sarah Feinberg, who has been leading the FRA since January, for a full-time term atop th [...]

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Two-person crew amendment will not move forward

October 28, 2015 In a letter to state directors, National Legislative Director John Risch and Alternate National Legislative Director Greg Hynes report the following: “Unfortunately, a two-person crew amendment WILL NOT be offered to H.R. 3763, the Surface Transportation Reauthorization [...]

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Class I railroads announce third quarter 2015 earnings

October 28, 2015 In a press release Oct. 14, 2015, CSX announced record financial results for the third quarter of 2015. Net earnings for the railroad came in at $507 million for the quarter, compared to the $509 million for the same period last year, which translates into a third quarter rec [...]

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Contact your legislators about two-person crews

October 27, 2015 It has recently been announced that an attempt may be made to attach language from H.R. 1763, the Safe Freight Act, which is the federal two-person crew bill onto H.R. 3763. H.R. 3763 is the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015, which was passed by th [...]

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President At Workers’ Summit, Encourages Use of New Organizing Tech

October 27, 2015 At a White House worker summit earlier this month President Barack Obama urged participants and other worker advocates to “think creatively” about how they might use mobile apps and the Internet. “Technology actually can help,” Obama said, “in th [...]

Video: GP Sellers Introduces the New Union Label

October 27, 2015 Label it, Scan it, Report it. The new union label is here. Find out more at LabelItScanItReportIt.com Click the image below to view the video.

CSX tracks may be route to commuter rail's future

October 26, 2015 TAMPA, Fla. — Is the solution to the Tampa Bay area’s mass transit woes already crisscrossing Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties? That’s a question local planners will begin considering in the weeks and likely years to come as Jacksonville-based CSX Corp. considers sel [...]

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SLB calls Ohioans to action on two-person crew bill

October 23, 2015 SMART TD Ohio State Legislative Director Stu Gardner is calling members to action in response to the introduction of Senate Bill 229 (SB 229), the two-person crew bill introduced in the Ohio senate Oct. 14. The bill has been referred by the senate to the Public Utilities Comm [...]

Tags Ohio, Stu Gardner, two-person crews, two-person rail crews, two-person train crew bill

Right-to-work proposal introduced in Ohio

October 23, 2015 COLUMBUS, Ohio – A Cincinnati, Ohio lawmaker introduced his plan to bring a right-to-work law to Ohio despite opposition from fellow Republicans. The proposal from Rep. Tom Brinkman (R-Mount Lookout) would prohibit mandatory union membership at workplaces. The change would gi [...]

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Senators speak out against bigger trucks

October 22, 2015 Three U.S. senators said they will fight a proposal in Congress that would allow an increase in the length of twin-trailer trucks allowed on U.S. roadways. At a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol, U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Richar [...]

Tags larger trucks, longer trucks, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Sen. Roger Wicker, senators