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President Ferguson: Facing crew challenges, TD and BLET will act in solidarity
Sometimes it takes something major to happen for people to sit up and take notice. A wake-up call, if you will. From the standpoint of our national contract negotiations, our union got another wake-up call... — Feb 20
RRB reminds customers to avoid scams
The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is reminding its customers to use caution and common sense to avoid being the victim of a telephone or email scam. Should there be some type of issue with... — Feb 20
Former NLRB head talks about lasting damage to labor from admin’s policy rollbacks
Wilma Liebman, a former chief of the National Labor Relations Board for three terms and a member of the board for more than a decade, described what she termed “a stacked deck” against American workers... — Feb 20
Support urged for two-person crew measure in Washington state
A report from The Stand, a website covering public activism in the state of Washington, provided an update on the status of two-person freight crew legislation in the state and urged legislators to prioritize railroad... — Feb 19
UPDATED: RRB announces pre-retirement seminar schedule through fall 2020
The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) has announced its schedule of pre-retirement seminars for the spring through the fall of 2020. The RRB hosts these seminars for rail employees and spouses who are within five years... — Feb 19