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| Union Leaders Criticize Precision Scheduled Railroading |
The implementation of precision scheduled railroading (PSR) has contributed to dwindling morale and could result in creating unsafe working conditions should the federal government withhold intervention, according to union witnesses at a June 20th Congressional hearing on rail safety.
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Subcommittee on Railroads,
Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials |
“THE STATE OF THE RAIL WORKFORCE”
While testifying before the House's Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials today, June 20, 2019, President Boles emphasized that the issues reflected in his testimony affect not only the members of the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen, but also the general public.
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| Vital Decisions Living Well Program |
Our program is geared for individuals experiencing changes in their health.
We provide a Specialist as your personal guide who is focused on understanding what is most important to you in terms of your healthcare decisions.
The goal is to ensure that your preferences are understood, communicated to your family and medical team, and reflected in your care.
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| State of the Rail Workforce |
Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen President Jerry C. Boles, as well as SMART Transportation President John Previsich; BLET National President Dennis R. Pierce; Assistant to the President, Directing General Chairman, IAM District Lodge 19, Andrew W. Sandberg; President Amtrak Police Fraternal Order of Police Labor Committee, William Gonzalez; Federal Railroad Administration, Administer, Ronald L.
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Your Track To Health
(Member Advocacy) HealthAdvocate |
From now until June 30, 2019, Health Advocate is running a contest on our member website and mobile app to win a Fitbit Charge 3.
Five members will each win a Fitbit Charge 3.
It's easy to enter!
Go to HealthAdvocate.com/members
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| FTA Fails to Protect Transit Workers from Violent Assaults |
Washington DC – Larry Willis, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issued this statement in response to the notice from the Federal Transit Administration, abdicating their statutory responsibility to stop assaults against transit workers:
“America’s public transportation workforce is in the midst of a national crisis.
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FRA’S Decision on Crew Size
Undermines Rail Safety |
“The FRA’s announcement that it will pull back a proposed rule to require two-person crews on freight and passenger trains while at the same time preempting states from regulating in this key safety area is both absurd and dangerous. It places the profits of the rail industry over the safety of rail workers and the tens of thousands of communities through which freight railroads travel. We do not understand how political appointees in Washington can say they will do nothing and tell state governments they can no longer regulate the safety of the freight trains that run in their own backyards.
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Memorial Day is About Respect
and Remembrance |
The working men and women of the AFL-CIO join the Union Veterans Council to wish all a safe Memorial Day weekend. This is a time to respect and remember those who gave their lives for the bedrock freedoms of our nation.
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| NTSB: Inadequate Planning and Training Led to Fatal Amtrak Derailment |
Failure to provide effective mitigation of a hazardous curve and the inadequate training of the locomotive engineer led to the deadly derailment of an Amtrak train near Dupont, Washington, in late 2017, the National Transportation Safety Board(NTSB) announced yesterday.
Three of 77 passengers were killed and 65 others were injured on Dec.
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