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House to probe rail security after Paris attack

September 15, 2015 A pair of House committees is planning to hold a hearing on U.S. rail security after a thwarted attack by a heavily armed gunman on a high-speed train in Europe. The House Homeland Security Committee’s subcommittees on intelligence and on transportation security and cou [...]

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Landmark year in collective bargaining will raise wages

September 15, 2015 Washington – Working people are achieving significant victories through the most expansive period of collective bargaining in modern labor history, according to a new report by the AFL-CIO’s Center for Strategic Research. “This country is having an important debate about rais [...]

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Committee announces Feinberg nomination hearing

September 14, 2015 Washington — The pending nominee to be the next administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) will provide testimony at a U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation confirmation hearing on Thursday, September 17 at 9:45 a.m.Ms. Feinberg has se [...]

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NLRB holds dues check-offs continue when CBA ends

September 14, 2015 On August 27, 2015, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) overturned its policy that had existed since 1962, and held that employers remain obligated to withhold from wages and remit union dues to their employees’ union, even after the expiration of a collective bargainin [...]

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GOP’s Walker proposes vast union restrictions

September 14, 2015 MADISON, Wis.—Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker on Monday will call for sweeping restrictions on organized labor in the U.S., seeking to replicate nationwide his successful effort as Wisconsin’s governor to curb the power of unions. At a town hall meeting i [...]

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Canadian Report: Union Construction Workers 29 Percent Less Likely to Suffer Injuries

September 14, 2015 A new Canadian study has found that unionized construction workers reported 23 percent fewer injuries that require time off than their non-unionized counterparts. The study was conducted by the Institute for Work and Health and focused on the time period between the years 200 [...]

Unions 30 years ago are making people richer today

September 14, 2015 People whose parents were in the labor movement decades ago are earning more today than those whose parents were not. Why? Union membership has its perks: higher wages, better healthcare, more job security. Now, a new study from the Center for American Progress, a left-leanin [...]

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Wife of former Colo. Legislative Director Johnson dies

September 12, 2015 Joanne Mary Johnson, 65, the wife of former Colorado State Legislative Director Rick Johnson, died September 8, 2015. Joanne is survived by her husband, brothers Dan and Bob Badger, and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by brother David Badger. A memorial se [...]

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California Two Person Crew Bill Signed Into Law

September 10, 2015 On September 8, 2015, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law legislation requiring that all freight trains and light engines are operated by a crew of at least two individuals. This critical legislation will protect SMART TD jobs, support the health of the Railroad R [...]

Calif. governor signs two-person train crew bill into law

September 10, 2015 Governor Jerry Brown of California September 8, 2015, signed into law bipartisan legislation requiring that all freight trains and light engines are operated by a crew of at least two individuals. SMART Transportation Division National Legislative Director, John Risch, praise [...]

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