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| BRS and BNSF Sign Sick Day Agreement |
Current BRS/BNSF represented employees, and new hires, will have four (4) paid sick days and the ability to convert personal leave days to sick days. If a sick day is unused, or if it is denied, then it can be cashed out at the end of the year or transferred to a 401k. Unused personal days converted to sick days at the end of the year can also be cashed out.
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| Senators Introduce Legislation to Prevent Future Train Derailment Disasters |
Today, March 1, 2023, U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and J.D. Vance (R-OH), along with U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA), Marco Rubio (R-FL), John Fetterman (D-PA), and Josh Hawley (R-MO) will introduce the bipartisan Railway Safety Act of 2023 to prevent future train disasters like the derailment that devastated East Palestine, Ohio.
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| FRA Safety Advisory 2023-01 |
The FRA has recently issued a Safety Advisory to enhance the mechanical reliability of rolling stock and improve the safety of railroad operations.
Since 2021, at least five derailments were suspected to be caused by burnt journal bearings — three of these incidents occurred on Norfolk Southern Railway.
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| NTSB Chair Says NS Train Derailment was '100%' Preventable |
The February 3, 2023, derailment of a Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) train could have been avoided, the chair of the National Transportation Safety Board said at a press conference Thursday.
“I can tell you this much: This was 100% preventable,” Jennifer Homendy said, while also apologizing to the residents of East Palestine, Ohio, where the derailment occurred.
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| U.S. Department of Transportation: Freight Rail Safety & Accountability |
On February 21, 2023, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) put out a press release calling on the freight rail industry to live up to its obligations to keep communities and workers safe. The DOT laid out its steps and plans for moving forward with holding the industry to a higher standard of safety while reinforcing accountability and penalties for freight railroads.
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| Brightline West Links Committment with High-Speed Rail Labor Coalition |
Brightline West, America’s first true high-speed rail system connecting Las Vegas and Southern California, today, announced a landmark agreement, establishing a commitment with several craft rail unions for the use of highly skilled union labor in critical jobs required to operate and maintain this historic project. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the High-Speed Rail Labor Coalition (Coalition) is comprised of 13 rail unions representing more than 160,000 freight, regional, commuter, and passenger railroad workers in the United States.
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RRB Announces Spring 2023
Pre-Retirement Seminars |
Designed for union officers and railroad employees and spouses planning to retire within five years, Pre-Retirement Seminars will familiarize attendees with the retirement benefits available to them, and also guide them through the application process.
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| 2023 Standard Mileage Rate |
The 2023 standard mileage rate set by the Internal Revenue Service will be 65.5 cents per mile, effective January 1, 2023.
Please use this rate when calculating mileage reimbursement on expense reports for 2023.
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