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Foxx says PTC deadline will not be extended
A Dec. 31 deadline for railroads to equip all trains with crash-avoidance technology known as “positive train controls” won’t be extended, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said Feb. 11. Testifying before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Commi [...]Kan. SLD lobbies for two-person crew law
A railroad labor lobbyists asked the Wellington City Council to give its support to a bill in the state legislature that would require trains to have two people in the cabin while a train is running. Ty Dragoo told the council at a worksession meeting Monday, railroad workers [...]Anthem issues update on client data breach
Anthem President and CEO Joseph R. Swedish has issued the following statement regarding the data breach of the company’s information systems last week: Last week, we made you aware that Anthem was the target of a very sophisticated external, cyber-attack. Since that time, we [...]Voice your opposition to right to work bills in Mo.
Right to work legislation will be taken up Wednesday, Feb. 11, in the Missouri House of Representatives, Transportation Division State Legislative Director Ken Menges reports. Menges is asking SMART members in the state to contact their state representatives and ask them to v [...]The other train accident victims: Rail workers
In December 2013, after a Metro-North train jumped the rails in the Bronx, killing four and injuring 75, a union leader described the train engineer as “totally traumatized.” The New York accident made national headlines, but other than the union quote, little attention was g [...]
Make Your Valentine’s Day Union Made
Valentine’s Day is this Saturday. Are you prepared? Give your loved ones the very best this Valentine’s Day with this list of union made sweets and treats. Visit the list compiled by Labor 411, the union business directory from the Los Angeles County Federation o [...]Two-person crew bills introduced in Neb., Wyo.
Legislation requiring two-person railroad crews in the states of Nebraska and Wyoming have been introduced in the respective state legislatures. Nebraska State Legislative Director Bob Borgeson reports that state Legislative Bill 192, legislation requiring freight train crews [...]Response to SEPTA’s service hours waiver request
The Federal Railroad Administration Feb. 10 will hold a public hearing before ruling on a waiver request by Southeastern Pennsylvania Metropolitan Transportation Authority (SEPTA)?to extend its current waiver of hours of service provisions for on duty points. SEPTA has asked [...]