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Labor confident lawyer will get NLRB seatLabor officials said they are confident that union-lawyer Craig Becker will take a seat on the National Labor Relations Board within the next few months, signaling that President Barack Obama could make a recess appointment as early as April, the Wall Stre...

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AFL-CIO plans to spend big on electionThe AFL-CIO plans to roll out its biggest political campaign ever, surpassing the $53 million spent in 2008 to help elect President Barack Obama, to try to avert a repeat of the 1994 midterm election when Democrats lost a majority in Congress, the Wall Street Jou...

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BMWED efforts preserve strong whistleblower protection for rail workers (The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division issued the following on February 27, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. After months of effort and engagement with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration/Depa...

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Biden: Organizing bill can passVice President Joe Biden told the AFL-CIO that the Obama administration will still be able to push through a controversial union organizing bill that has been stalled for the past year and looked all but dead once Democrats lost their 60-seat super-majority in the Se...

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New pact for UTU San Mateo driversThirty-two of the UTUs newest members -- bus operators employed by First Student in San Mateo, Calif. -- have ratified their first contract. The drivers are part of UTU Local 1741, with their own officers. Helping to negotiate the agreement were UTU negotiating s...

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Five myths about the labor union movement (The following story by Alec MacGillis appeared on the Washington Post website on February 21, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. The anniversary of the $787 billion economic stimulus act came and went last week with unemployment still holding stubbornly close to 1...

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Michigan short lines MOW workers join BMWED (The following story appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on February 23, 2010.) Huron & Eastern Railway Co. workers recently voted in favor of joining the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division (BMWED). The employees wil...

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Local 1594 (SEPTA) members elect officersMembers of Local 1594, which represents more than 230 bus and trolley operators on the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority's (SEPTA) Red Arrow Division, have elected two new officers in a run-off election. Eric Goodwin was elected loca...

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Probly not many members on the BJ that belong, but just in case...I'm a "class 7" member. I took a buyout from the BNSF in 1998 as a clerk. I've maintained membership with the union in the event that if I ever got "called back" or the railroad came begging wanting me back, that the un...

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Five myths about the labor union movementThe anniversary of the $787 billion economic stimulus act came and went last week with unemployment still holding stubbornly close to 10 percent. The Democrats' universal health-care legislation lies in limbo on Capitol Hill. Where in all of this are the u...

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AFL-CIO urges NLRB recess appointments (The following statement was issued by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka as part of a federation campaign encouraging President Obama to make a recess appointment of Craig Becker and Mark Pearce to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in the face of Rep...

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Former UTU local officer pleads guiltyA former officer of UTU Local 298, Garrett, Ind., has been charged in U.S. District Court with stealing from the union, reports the Ft. Wayne, Ind., Journal-Gazette. Richard D. Schwab of Auburn, Ind., filed a guilty plea to the single charge of embezzlement,...

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Strikes, lockouts hit record low in 2009There were just five major strikes or lockouts last year the lowest number since the Labor Department first started collecting such data in 1947, the Wall Street Journal reports. The five lockouts or strikes last year spanned 13,000 workers and accounted fo...

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Union rep rules out of sync with times By UTU International President Mike Futhey The National Mediation Board, which administers the Railway Labor Act, proposes changing the rules by which rail and airline employees choose labor union representation. The UTU supports the change. The NMB rules f...

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GOP seeks to block Obamas NLRB pickBy being sworn in today, a week earlier than planned, Senator-elect Scott Brown (R-Mass.) as put himself in a position to help fellow Republicans scuttle a hotly disputed Obama administration nomination to the National Labor Relations Board next week, the Bosto...

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NLRB nominee says he will be 'practical'Craig Becker, a union ally nominated by President Barack Obama to the National Labor Relations Board, told lawmakers he won't try to use his position to make changes to labor laws opposed by business groups, Bloomberg News reports. Becker, a Chicago-based a...

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Private-sector union membership takes a hitFor the first time in American history, a majority of union members are government workers rather than private-sector employees, reports The New York Times, citing the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In its annual report on union membership, the bureau u...

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UTU fights Amtrak snow-removal waiver The UTU and four other rail labor organizations, whose members work in safety sensitive positions, have asked the FRA to deny an Amtrak request to waive permanently the existing mandatory and safety-critical functions governing passenger-platform snow r...

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UTU International contributes to Haitian reliefAs we sit horrified and with heavy hearts at the earthquake devastation in Haiti, our hearts especially go out to the hundreds of UTU members of Haitian descent, most of whom have family members in Haiti. UTU International President Mike Futhey has...

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Unions want health care tax nixedWhen millions of blue-collar workers were leaning toward John McCain during the 2008 campaign, labor unions moved many of them into Barack Obamas column by repeatedly hammering one theme: Mr. McCain wanted to tax their health benefits, reports The New York Times....

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Workers, not bankers, built America(Following are remarks that AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka made at the National Press Club in Washington, Jan. 11.) Ten days into the new decade, and one year into the Obama administration, our nation remains poised between the failed policies of the past an...

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Wild West tour deadline nearsThe sign-up deadline is nearing for the UTU Alumni Association's "Pioneer Adventures of the Old West." This eight-day adventure starts in Phoenix May 9, 2010. It includes Sedona, Ariz., and the Montezuma Castle National Monument; a ride aboard the Grand C...

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UTUIA seeks 2010 volunteer of the yearThe United Transportation Union Insurance Association is looking for a special person to honor as its 2010 volunteer of the year. Do you regularly volunteer at a hospital or nursing home? Do you lead a Boy Scout or Girl Scout troop or work with the handicapped? Ar...

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UTU, carriers begin bargaining Feb. 10The UTU national rail contract negotiating team will hold its first formal bargaining session Feb. 10-11 with the National Carriers' Conference Committee (NCCC). The national rail contract became open for amendment Jan. 1. The sides exchanged desired am...

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Delegates okay UTU Constitution changesUTU delegates have voted to make numerous amendments to the UTU Constitution to accommodate the demographic changes brought about by the required closure of all Canadian locals. Although some Canadian members remain, all are assigned to U.S.-based loc...

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	Labor confident lawyer will get NLRB seat (Preview) Labor confident lawyer will get NLRB seatLabor officials said they are confident that union-lawyer Craig Becker will take a seat on the National Labor Relations Board within the next few months, signaling that President Barack Obama could make a recess appointment as early as April, the Wall Stre...	Troll	1	361	9:24 AM, 03/04/10 by Freddie Krueger
	AFL-CIO plans to spend big on election (Preview) AFL-CIO plans to spend big on electionThe AFL-CIO plans to roll out its biggest political campaign ever, surpassing the $53 million spent in 2008 to help elect President Barack Obama, to try to avert a repeat of the 1994 midterm election when Democrats lost a majority in Congress, the Wall Street Jou...	Troll	1	335	10:06 AM, 03/03/10 by Freddie Krueger
	BMWED efforts preserve strong whistleblower protection for rail workers (Preview) BMWED efforts preserve strong whistleblower protection for rail workers (The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division issued the following on February 27, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. After months of effort and engagement with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration/Depa...	Troll	0	391	9:48 AM, 03/03/10 by Troll
	Biden: Organizing bill can pass (Preview) Biden: Organizing bill can passVice President Joe Biden told the AFL-CIO that the Obama administration will still be able to push through a controversial union organizing bill that has been stalled for the past year and looked all but dead once Democrats lost their 60-seat super-majority in the Se...	Troll	1	312	10:37 AM, 03/02/10 by Troll
	Your UTU does the heavy lifting again (Preview) New pact for UTU San Mateo driversThirty-two of the UTUs newest members -- bus operators employed by First Student in San Mateo, Calif. -- have ratified their first contract. The drivers are part of UTU Local 1741, with their own officers. Helping to negotiate the agreement were UTU negotiating s...	Troll	0	424	10:12 AM, 03/01/10 by Troll
	Five myths about the labor union movement (Preview) Five myths about the labor union movement (The following story by Alec MacGillis appeared on the Washington Post website on February 21, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. The anniversary of the $787 billion economic stimulus act came and went last week with unemployment still holding stubbornly close to 1...	Troll	1	350	2:29 PM, 02/24/10 by Freddie Krueger
	Michigan short line’s MOW workers join BMWED (Preview) Michigan short lines MOW workers join BMWED (The following story appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on February 23, 2010.) Huron & Eastern Railway Co. workers recently voted in favor of joining the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division (BMWED). The employees wil...	Troll	1	401	1:16 PM, 02/24/10 by FMB
	Local 1594 (SEPTA) members elect officers (Preview) Local 1594 (SEPTA) members elect officersMembers of Local 1594, which represents more than 230 bus and trolley operators on the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority's (SEPTA) Red Arrow Division, have elected two new officers in a run-off election. Eric Goodwin was elected loca...	Troll	0	600	8:25 AM, 02/23/10 by Troll
	TCU question ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Probly not many members on the BJ that belong, but just in case...I'm a "class 7" member. I took a buyout from the BNSF in 1998 as a clerk. I've maintained membership with the union in the event that if I ever got "called back" or the railroad came begging wanting me back, that the un...	The Krink	17	963	2:46 PM, 02/22/10 by Cy Valley
	Five myths about the labor union movement (Preview) Five myths about the labor union movementThe anniversary of the $787 billion economic stimulus act came and went last week with unemployment still holding stubbornly close to 10 percent. The Democrats' universal health-care legislation lies in limbo on Capitol Hill. Where in all of this are the u...	Troll	0	313	11:01 AM, 02/22/10 by Troll
	AFL-CIO urges NLRB recess appointments (Preview) AFL-CIO urges NLRB recess appointments (The following statement was issued by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka as part of a federation campaign encouraging President Obama to make a recess appointment of Craig Becker and Mark Pearce to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in the face of Rep...	Troll	0	327	8:18 AM, 02/15/10 by Troll
	Former UTU local officer pleads guilty (Preview) Former UTU local officer pleads guiltyA former officer of UTU Local 298, Garrett, Ind., has been charged in U.S. District Court with stealing from the union, reports the Ft. Wayne, Ind., Journal-Gazette. Richard D. Schwab of Auburn, Ind., filed a guilty plea to the single charge of embezzlement,...	Troll	0	334	9:07 AM, 02/12/10 by Troll
	Strikes, lockouts hit record low in 2009 (Preview) Strikes, lockouts hit record low in 2009There were just five major strikes or lockouts last year the lowest number since the Labor Department first started collecting such data in 1947, the Wall Street Journal reports. The five lockouts or strikes last year spanned 13,000 workers and accounted fo...	Troll	0	356	5:24 PM, 02/11/10 by Troll
	Union rep rules out of sync with times (Preview) Union rep rules out of sync with times By UTU International President Mike Futhey The National Mediation Board, which administers the Railway Labor Act, proposes changing the rules by which rail and airline employees choose labor union representation. The UTU supports the change. The NMB rules f...	Troll	0	339	5:01 PM, 02/11/10 by Troll
	GOP seeks to block Obama’s NLRB pick (Preview) GOP seeks to block Obamas NLRB pickBy being sworn in today, a week earlier than planned, Senator-elect Scott Brown (R-Mass.) as put himself in a position to help fellow Republicans scuttle a hotly disputed Obama administration nomination to the National Labor Relations Board next week, the Bosto...	Troll	2	388	5:41 PM, 02/04/10 by Freddie Krueger
	NLRB nominee says he will be 'practical' (Preview) NLRB nominee says he will be 'practical'Craig Becker, a union ally nominated by President Barack Obama to the National Labor Relations Board, told lawmakers he won't try to use his position to make changes to labor laws opposed by business groups, Bloomberg News reports. Becker, a Chicago-based a...	Troll	0	326	10:21 AM, 02/03/10 by Troll
	Private-sector union membership takes a hit (Preview) Private-sector union membership takes a hitFor the first time in American history, a majority of union members are government workers rather than private-sector employees, reports The New York Times, citing the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In its annual report on union membership, the bureau u...	Troll	0	362	3:50 PM, 01/25/10 by Troll
	UTU fights Amtrak snow-removal waiver (Preview) UTU fights Amtrak snow-removal waiver The UTU and four other rail labor organizations, whose members work in safety sensitive positions, have asked the FRA to deny an Amtrak request to waive permanently the existing mandatory and safety-critical functions governing passenger-platform snow r...	Troll	0	449	10:44 AM, 01/20/10 by Troll
	UTU International contributes to Haitian relief (Preview) UTU International contributes to Haitian reliefAs we sit horrified and with heavy hearts at the earthquake devastation in Haiti, our hearts especially go out to the hundreds of UTU members of Haitian descent, most of whom have family members in Haiti. UTU International President Mike Futhey has...	Troll	0	361	9:37 AM, 01/18/10 by Troll
	Unions want health care tax nixed (Preview) Unions want health care tax nixedWhen millions of blue-collar workers were leaning toward John McCain during the 2008 campaign, labor unions moved many of them into Barack Obamas column by repeatedly hammering one theme: Mr. McCain wanted to tax their health benefits, reports The New York Times....	Troll	2	444	12:15 PM, 01/12/10 by Troll
	Workers, not bankers, built America (Preview) Workers, not bankers, built America(Following are remarks that AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka made at the National Press Club in Washington, Jan. 11.) Ten days into the new decade, and one year into the Obama administration, our nation remains poised between the failed policies of the past an...	Troll	0	276	12:09 PM, 01/12/10 by Troll
	cy Has A Date For A Trip Aboard Membership 1 ! (Preview) Wild West tour deadline nearsThe sign-up deadline is nearing for the UTU Alumni Association's "Pioneer Adventures of the Old West." This eight-day adventure starts in Phoenix May 9, 2010. It includes Sedona, Ariz., and the Montezuma Castle National Monument; a ride aboard the Grand C...	Snippy	5	429	10:30 AM, 01/09/10 by Cy Valley
	UTUIA seeks 2010 volunteer of the year (Preview) UTUIA seeks 2010 volunteer of the yearThe United Transportation Union Insurance Association is looking for a special person to honor as its 2010 volunteer of the year. Do you regularly volunteer at a hospital or nursing home? Do you lead a Boy Scout or Girl Scout troop or work with the handicapped? Ar...	Troll	5	387	12:52 AM, 01/09/10 by Snippy
	UTU, carriers begin bargaining Feb. 10 (Preview) UTU, carriers begin bargaining Feb. 10The UTU national rail contract negotiating team will hold its first formal bargaining session Feb. 10-11 with the National Carriers' Conference Committee (NCCC). The national rail contract became open for amendment Jan. 1. The sides exchanged desired am...	Troll	0	370	7:41 PM, 01/08/10 by Troll
	Delegates okay UTU Constitution changes (Preview) Delegates okay UTU Constitution changesUTU delegates have voted to make numerous amendments to the UTU Constitution to accommodate the demographic changes brought about by the required closure of all Canadian locals. Although some Canadian members remain, all are assigned to U.S.-based loc...	Troll	0	375	8:44 AM, 12/29/09 by Troll
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