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Feb 16, 2015
US Department of Labor finds Union Pacific Railroad in violation of Federal Railroad Safety Act for retaliating against whistleblower in...
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Feb 16, 2015
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. began operating a reduced freight schedule run by its managers on Feb. 15, after talks on a new contract broke down...
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Feb 14, 2015
LOS ANGELES — Seeking an end to a protracted labor dispute that has led to costly delays in West Coast shipping, President Obama has...
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Feb 13, 2015
The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Feb. 12 unanimously approved bipartisan legislation that improves the infrastructure, reduces...
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Feb 13, 2015
Every day, Matthew Mancil, a 12-year-old with autism, stands at the railroad tracks near his summer camp, waving to conductors and hoping...
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Jan 21, 2015
The BMWED/SMART-Mechanical bargaining coalition met for the first time with the National Carriers’ Conference Committee (NCCC) yesterday at...
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Dec 05, 2014
The amounts of compensation subject to railroad retirement Tier I and Tier II payroll taxes will increase in 2015, with the Tier I tax rates...
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Sep 14, 2014
Beware of Strange Medical Bills In the recent GO953 Quadrennial Convention, UPREHS President Rich Egan addressed the assembly of nearly 70 Local...
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Feb 28, 2013
Union Pacific Railroad ordered by US Labor Department to pay more than$309,000 for violating the Federal Railroad Safety ActOrder is OSHA's third...
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Jan 01, 1970
Eastern Utah officials have decided to sidetrack plans for a multibillion-dollar railroad to transport crude oil from the Uinta Basin. "The...
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