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| President Pickett Responds to Charlottesville |
President Pickett Supports AFL-CIO and other Labor Leaders’ Position on Charlottesville.
“In light of the recent acts of domestic terror perpetrated by neo-Nazi and white supremacy groups, the BRS stands in solidarity with the Labor Movement and will continue to fight for equality, fairness, and justice for all workers.
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| STOP the Exploitation of Nabisco/Mondelez Workers |
BCTGM RELEASES DOCUMENTARY ABOUT NABISCO OFFSHORING
The MTD-affiliated Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM) released a short-form documentary entitled “Made in America” which shows the plight of union workers laid off from the Chicago Mondelez/Nabisco bakery when the parent company moved operations to Mexico more than a year ago.
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FRA Administrator Nominee
Testifies Before Senate |
Ronald L. Batory Testifies Before Senate Commerce Committee for FRA Nomination
On July 26, 2017, the nominee for FRA Administrator Ronald L. Batory testified before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Senate Appropriations
Committee Passes Fiscal Year
2018 Funding Bill |
On July 27, 2017, the Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously approved the fiscal year (FY) 2018 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) funding bill with a vote of 31 to 0. As noted in previous Legislative Alerts, the House of Representatives has already passed their funding bill through the subcommittee and full committee last week.
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| New Leaders of TTD Elected |
Larry I. Willis and Greg Regan were elected unanimously today as President and Secretary-Treasurer, respectively, of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), by the organization’s Executive Committee. Outgoing President Edward Wytkind, who gave his full support to Willis and Regan, stepped down after more than two decades of service.
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PRESS RELEASE —
National Negotiation Update |
As part of our ongoing effort to conclude national contract negotiations, the Coordinated Bargaining Group (CBG) met with the nation’s freight rail Carriers (NCCC) for three days during the week of June 26.
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| Skyla Heise Awarded Scholarship |
Union Plus recently awarded $150,000 in scholarships to 106 students representing 31 unions, including one winner representing the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (BRS). This year’s group of scholarship recipients includes university, college, and trade or technical school students from 35 states. The BRS winner is Skyla Heise of Hagerstown, Maryland.
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