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| Puchala Assumes National Mediation Board Chairmanship |
The National Mediation Board (NMB) is pleased to announce that Ms. Linda A. Puchala has been named Chairman of the National Mediation Board, effective July 1, 2022. Mr. Gerald W. Fauth III and Ms. Deirdre Hamilton remain as Members of the Board.
Chairman Puchala was first confirmed as Member of the National Mediation Board by the United States Senate on May 21, 2009. Ms.
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| Make it a Union-Made Fourth of July |
The Fourth of July is almost here, and it’s time to celebrate America’s birthday.
As you safely enjoy the holiday, please support your Union brothers and sisters this holiday by purchasing food and drink favorites made by companies that treat their workers with dignity and respect. Let’s all celebrate good jobs that help strengthen the middle class and a stronger America.
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| Fatal Accidents Involving Roadway Workers-In-Charge and Lone Workers |
One of the statistics from the data reviewed by the FAMES Committee was the high incidence of fatalities that occurred to Roadway Workers-In-Charge (RWIC) and Lone Workers.
For this report, RWICs are persons responsible for providing on-track safety for members of a work group. Lone workers are persons responsible for providing on-track safety for themselves while working alone.
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BRS 53rd Regular Convention
Elects Grand Lodge Officers |
JUNE 21, 2022, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA — More than 230 delegates of the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen’s (BRS) 53rd Regular Convention re-elected, by acclamation, Michael S. Baldwin to lead the Signalmen’s union for the next four years.
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| The United Rail Unions Issued the Following Statement on June 15, 2022 |
Following the conclusion of our third week of compulsory mediation conducted by the National Mediation Board (NMB), the Rail Unions, who are bargaining as part of the Coordinated Bargaining Coalition and the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way/SMART Mechanical Coalition, pursuant to Section 5, First, of the Railway Labor Act, received a proffer of arbitration from the NMB.
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Liz Shuler Elected AFL-CIO
President at 2022 Convention |
On June 12, 2022, the AFL-CIO Convention delegates elected Liz Shuler to serve as president of the federation of 57 unions and 12.5 million members. Shuler is the first woman to hold the office in the history of the labor federation. Delegates also elected Fred Redmond to serve as secretary-treasurer, the first African American to hold the office.
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| The United Rail Unions Have Issued the Following Statement — June 9, 2022 |
The Rail Unions who are bargaining as part of the Coordinated Bargaining Coalition and the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way/SMART Mechanical Coalition concluded their third week of compulsory joint National Mediation Board-mediated negotiations with the National Carriers’ Conference Committee (NCCC) yesterday.
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| The United Rail Unions have Issued the Following Statement on June 2, 2022 |
The Rail Unions who are bargaining as part of the Coordinated Bargaining Coalition and the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way/SMART Mechanical Coalition concluded their second week of compulsory joint National Mediation Board-mediated negotiations with the National Carriers’ Conference Committee (NCCC) on June 2, 2022.
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| Memorial Day: Honoring U.S. Military Personnel Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice |
There are more than 1 million working union veterans in the labor movement—found within every affiliated union of the AFL-CIO. For many of those veterans and their families, Memorial Day is a day of reflection and remembrance. It’s up to all of us to honor the memories of those we celebrate today and to be there for our sisters and brothers who might be having a tough day.
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