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| Support for Local 9 Brother Wright |
Local 9 member and Union Pacific Signal Maintainer Dave Wright was struck by a motorist while working at a crossing in Racine, Wisconsin on April 20, 2020. He was air lifted to Froedtert Medical Center, where he remains in critical condition. Local 9 has established a GoFundMe page to help raise money and messages in support for Brother Wright.
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| Recognizing Labor History during May |
The month of May is an opportunity to recognize and appreciate labor history in the United States. The efforts and sacrifices of the American workers and the labor movement have provided innumerous benefits that all Americans enjoy today, or may take for granted.
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| Today in Labor History – Haymarket |
Today in 1886, a little over 2000 workers held a rally at Haymarket in Chicago, Illinois. The rally was in response to five striking workers being murdered at the McCormick Reaper Plant just two days before over trying to secure an eight hour day and safe working conditions.
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| Workers Memorial Day — April 28 |
The unions of the AFL-CIO will observe Workers Memorial Day on April 28 to remember those who have suffered and died on the job, and to renew the fight for safe jobs. This year we will come together to call for action on hazards that cause unnecessary injury, illness and death.
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Debut of MyRRB —
A Collection of Online Services |
We're pleased to announce the debut of myRRB — a new front door to our collection of online services. Previously known as Benefit Online Services, myRRB boasts a simplified, approachable design and integrates identity verification via login.gov to provide a more seamless and secure user experience.
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IRS Extends Form 990 Filing
Deadline to July 15 |
On April 9, the IRS issued Notice 2020-23, which, along with Rev. Proc. 2018-58, extends the filing deadline for the Form 990-series returns due in 2020. Normally, for our Locals and General Committees whose fiscal year ends on December 31, Form 990-series would be due on May 15. The IRS has now extended that due date to July 15.
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| Joint Rail Labor Letter to Federal Railroad Administration — COVID19 |
Comments are submitted in response to the March 25, 2020 decision by the Federal Railroad Administration (“FRA”) granting the Association of American Railroads (“AAR”), the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Associations (“ASLRRA”) and the American Public Transportation Association (“APTA”) (collectively “Associations”) dozens of waivers of railroad safety regulations, in response to the Associations’ joint petition for unprecedented regulatory relief during the Coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic. For the most part, these waivers extend various regulatory deadlines for compliance by sixty (60) days.
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| Rail Labor Letter to FRA — COVID-19 |
Rail Labor Requests Furloughed Workers Are Recalled Before Granting Any Emergency Waiver.
In Emergency Relief Docket (FRA-2020-0002) for COVID-19, the Federal Railroad Administration activated the provisions of 49 CFR 211.45 which grants wide latitude in waiving regulations including the safety and wellbeing of railroad workers. FRA specifies that “With certain exceptions…the relief granted in this letter is generally conditioned on the existence of workforce shortages and other constraints as a direct result of the impacts of the COVID-Pandemic, preventing individual railroads from timely completing all Federally-mandated railroad safety tests and inspections, or other requirements.”
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| RRB Benefit Flexibility Q&A |
The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) has issued a Q&A regarding flexibility of RUIA benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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RUIA FAQs (FINAL2)_1.pdf
