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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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Union Plus — Cat and Dog
Days of Summer Photo Contest |
Attention All Union Pet Owners!
Union Plus wants to see how your favorite furry friends enjoy the summer – hiking, swimming, traveling, lounging, or just staying cool.
Submit your pet photos* from July 10 – July 30, 2017 for bragging rights and a chance to win prizes.
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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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Operation Lifesaver, Inc.
Awards $219,000 for Crossing Safety
Public Awareness Campaigns |
Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI), in partnership with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), announced $219,000 in grants to Operation Lifesaver programs in 15 states. The grants will fund a variety of highway-rail grade crossing safety public education projects in conjunction with the nonprofit safety group’s upcoming U.S. Rail Safety Week, September 24-30, 2017.
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| Safety on Railroad Bridges |
The FAMES Committee has reviewed the available data from 14 railroad bridge fall accidents, in which 12 fatalities and 2 serious injuries occurred. Given that bridge workers constitute a small percentage of the railroad worker population, this is a significant number.
Unsecured walkways/gratings were the primary cause in one-half of the fatal accidents and serious injuries.
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| TTD Urges Support for FY17 Omnibus Appropriations Bill |
Washington, DC — Edward Wytkind, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issues this statement on the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017:
“We applaud Congress for coming together to complete an omnibus appropriations bill that funds critical transportation investments, rejects anti-worker riders, and avoids a needless government shutdown.
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| Today in Labor History |
1867 — Chicago's first Trades Assembly, formed three years earlier, sponsors a general strike by thousands of workers to enforce the state's new 8-hour-day law. The one-week strike was unsuccessful.
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Can We Make Chicago’s Trains
Run on Time? |
The most congested choke point for train traffic in North America is here in Chicago. It's where trains carrying Iowa corn meet black tankers full of North Dakota oil, where railcars with Wyoming coal rattle past others with Michigan SUVs.
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