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Vigilance key to protecting pension benefits
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. By UTU International President Mike Futhey – Railroaders should not lose sleep over a rumor that Congress will cut Railroad Retirement benefits. The rumor began after language was inserted in a budget re [...]Medco now Express Scripts; no changes foreseen
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. Many UTU members obtain their prescription drugs through Medco, which has been acquired by Express Scripts following Federal Trade Commission approval of the corporate combination. Notwithstanding the acq [...]NTSB cites fatigue, no PTC as fatal crash causes
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. “Fatigue,” says the National Transportation Safety Board, was “the probable cause” of rear-end accident involving two BNSF freight trains near Red Oak, Iowa, April 17, 2011, that killed a UTU-member condu [...]First quarter 2012 rail profits wrap-up
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. BNSF reported a 15 percent increase in profit forf the first quarter 2012 versus first quarter 2011, citing improved pricing and higher fuel surcharges. BNSF’s first quarter 2012 operating ratio of [...]Railroad Retirement benefits not in danger
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. Railroad retirees and current rail workers should not be losing sleep over the much-hyped rumor that Congress is going to abolish Railroad Retirement, cut Railroad Retirement benefits or otherwise do harm [...]