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| Sticking with the Union |
"The rich and powerful who have bankrolled and controlled this case from the beginning — and who stand to benefit from today’s decision — are forgetting one thing: no amount of corporate sabotage is going to stop working people from joining unions."
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Supreme Court Rules in Janus
Labor Union Case |
The Supreme Court on Wednesday, June 27, 2018, voted by a 5-to-4 vote, and ruled that government workers who choose not to join unions may not be required to help pay for collective bargaining.
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| House GOP Plan Would Cut Medicare, Social Security to Balance Budget |
House Republicans released a proposal Tuesday that would balance the budget in nine years — but only by making large cuts to entitlement programs, including Medicare and Social Security, that President Trump vowed not to touch.
The House Budget Committee is aiming to pass the blueprint this week, but that may be as far as it goes this midterm election year.
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| How the Koch Brothers Are Killing Public Transit Projects Around the Country |
A team of political activists huddled at a Hardee’s one rainy Saturday, wolfing down a breakfast of biscuits and gravy. Then they descended on Antioch, a quiet Nashville suburb, armed with iPads full of voter data and a fiery script.
The group, the local chapter for Americans for Prosperity, which is financed by the oil billionaires Charles G. and David H.
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Canadian Pacific —
SOO Line Railroad Company |
Signalmen employed by the Canadian Pacific - SOO Line Railroad Company (CP/SOO Line) have ratified a new six-year contract. The new Agreement settles all issues arising from the Railway Labor Act (RLA), Section VI Notice dated January 26, 2015, that was served on the CP/SOO Line by the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (BRS).
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| BRS Ratifies New Agreement With Amtrak |
A new Agreement negotiated by the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (BRS) Amtrak Eastern General Committee with the National Passenger Railroad Corporation (AMTRAK) was approved by membership ratification and became effective May 3, 2018.
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Railroad Retirement Board
Questions & Answers |
The Railroad Retirement Act provides disability annuities for railroaders who become totally or occupationally disabled. Medicare coverage before age 65 is also available for totally disabled employees and those suffering from ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) or chronic kidney disease.
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| Union Pacific Reports PTC Progress |
Union Pacific has shared recent strides it has made toward the required implementation of positive train control as federal deadlines loom ahead.
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| PRESS RELEASE - Jim Finnegan Elected as Vice President Commuter, Passenger, Transit/ Political Director for the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen |
FRONT ROYAL, VIRGINIA — On Friday, April 20, 2018, Brother Jim Finnegan was elected to fill the position of Vice President Commuter, Passenger, Transit/ Political Director for the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen. The Vice President Commuter, Passenger, Transit/ Political Director position was vacated by Dennis Boston, who retired on April 13, 2018.
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