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Hazardous Materials
Training Program |
RAIL WORKERS
— Hazardous Materials Training Program —
Peer trainers dedicated to providing quality education & awareness of hazardous materials, empowering rail workers & communities.
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| Pre-Retirement Seminars |
Designed for railroad employees and spouses planning to retire within five years, the Pre-Retirement Seminars we offer familiarize attendees with the retirement benefits available to them, and also guide them through the application process.
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Senate Committee to Hold
Hearing on PTC |
The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation will hold a hearing tomorrow on Capitol Hill to consider the next steps for positive train control(PTC) implementation.
The hearing will focus on PTC implementation and anticipated compliance with the mandatory federal deadline of Dec. 31, 2020.
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Statement on America’s
Transportation Infrastructure Act |
“A safe, efficient, and well-funded transportation system is the backbone of our economy and the lifeline to educational and job opportunities millions of working families rely on.
“This bill is a positive first step towards the reauthorization of our nation’s federal highway, public transit, and other surface transportation programs that are crucial to our economy. A five-year, $287 billion bill — a 27-percent increase over previous funding levels — would serve as an important down payment for America’s infrastructure, and help create and sustain the kinds of good jobs we know are needed.
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Karl Alexy, Named Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety
& Chief Safety Officer |
In July 2019, Mr. Alexy became the Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety and Chief Safety Officer of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). In this role, Mr. Alexy manages FRA’s regulatory oversight of rail safety in the United States and oversees the development and enforcement of regulations and safety programs for the freight and passenger rail industry. Mr.
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| Union Made School Supplies |
America is at its best when you shop and say "Union Yes". The Union Label and Service Trades Department, AFL-CIO, was founded in 1909 to promote the products and services produced in America by union members. Especially those products and services identified by a union label, shop card, store card, and service button.
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| New NMB Rule Undermines Aviation and Rail Workers |
“The NMB’s rule is an attempt by government officials to hand even more power to corporations at the expense of working people. Not only is this rule unnecessary, but it is ill-timed and tone deaf to the needs of aviation and rail workers, who face unprecedented pressure from industry giants.
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NTSB: CSX at Fault in
Cayce Train Wreck |
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Federal safety officials say the failure to fully implement a train safety system delayed seven times in the past decade contributed to a wreck in South Carolina that killed two Amtrak crew members and injured almost 100 passengers.
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Working People Praise House
Repeal of Tax Targeting Worker
Health Care Plans |
This marks an important step toward eliminating a painful tax that would take money out of the pockets of hardworking men and women while hollowing out the quality health care plans they’ve earned. This tax was ill conceived from the beginning, putting an undue burden on 181 million American workers who earn their health benefits on the job.
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| Today in Labor History |
JULY 17,
1944 — Two ammunition ships explode at Port Chicago, Calif., killing 322, including 202 African-Americans assigned by the Navy to handle explosives. It was the worst home-front disaster of World War II. The resulting refusal of 258 African-Americans to return to the dangerous work underpinned the trial and conviction of 50 of the men in what is called the Port Chicago Mutiny.
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PRS Schedule Sept-Dec 2019.pdf
