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Help preserve collective bargaining in Ohio
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Help preserve collective bargaining in Ohio Collective bargaining rights of Ohio state employees is under attack, and a state senate committee is considering legislation to halt this cornerstone of American and union workplace democracy. UTU Ohio State Legislative Director Glenn Newsom repo...
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Riverside. Calif., school drivers return to UTU
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Riverside. Calif., school drivers return to UTU RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- School bus-driver members employed by First Student here have voted to return to the UTU, and an agreement negotiated prior to their departure has been implemented. First Student also agreed to provide retroactive pay in addi...
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We stand in solidarity with public employees
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We stand in solidarity with public employees By UTU International President Mike Futhey The right of workers to join a labor union and bargain collectively with employers over wages, benefits and working conditions is the foundation of workplace democracy. Brave and dedicated trade unionists b...
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Tomorrow.....
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Is a big day for Labor in Wisconsin, and Ohio. Christie has declared all out war on Unions in New Jersy. Florida has turned down Federal money for high speed rail that would have created 24,000 jobs. The rest of the states are watching and plotting to take away collective bargaining from public employe...
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Call Congress to save Amtrak, Rail Retirement
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Call Congress to save Amtrak, Rail Retirement WASHINGTON -- Significant Amtrak employee layoffs could be the result if the House Appropriations Committee's plan to slash Amtrak funding by $152 million this year becomes law. All rail workers could suffer, as significant Amtrak employee cuts wou...
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UTU, MBCR in tentative conductor agreement
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UTU, MBCR in tentative conductor agreement BOSTON -- Some 450 UTU-represented conductors and assistant conductors on Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad (MBCR) have a tentative new agreement covering wages, benefits and working conditions. A ratification vote is currently underway, with b...
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There is no 'me' in 'union'
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There is no 'me' in 'union' By Assistant President Arty Martin As I travel the nation attending local and regional meetings, I am often asked, "What has the union done for me?" Brothers and sisters, there is no "me" in "union." Your union cannot make agreements for o...
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UTU members ratify two FEC agreements
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UTU members ratify two FEC agreements UTU members employed by Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) have ratified two new four-year agreements affecting wages, benefits and working conditions. Conductors, engineers, trainmen and yardmen ratified their tentative agreement by a 75 percent plurali...
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UTU members approve Nebraska Central pact
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UTU members approve Nebraska Central pact UTU Local 367 represented employees of Nebraska Central Railroad, which includes all crafts, have ratified a wage, rules and working conditions agreement with an 80 percent plurality. The five-year agreement provides for a signing bonus, wage increa...
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We voted, Troll is headed to Selkirk.
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Looks like we will start heading to Selkirk this month. We all voted, and Troll has to go.
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On 4 more railroads, workers vote 'UTU, yes'
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On 4 more railroads, workers vote 'UTU, yes' Employees of four railroads in Alabama and Florida have chosen the UTU as their bargaining representative. On South Florida Tri-Rail, a commuter railroad where the UTU already represents both sides of the cab, employees of the operations center have ch...
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Female first on railroad of 9/11 heroes
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Female first on railroad of 9/11 heroes UTU member Patricia Smith, a conductor with the Port Authority Trans-Hudson Railway (PATH), has been elected general chairperson (GO 795, Local 1413, Jersey City, N.J.) -- the first female general chairperson in the 103-year-history of PATH. A subsidiary...
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Update on UTU Amtrak negotiations
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Update on UTU Amtrak negotiations The following update on Amtrak negotiations is from UTU General Chairperson Roger Lenfest (GO 769), who is the UTU lead negotiator. The UTU International is not participating in the talks. Under the UTU's guarantee of craft autonomy, the International particip...
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Mid-January national negotiations update
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Mid-January national negotiations update Following an eighth negotiating session in mid-January with the National Carriers' Conference Committee (NCCC), UTU International President Mike Futhey said, "We continue to make progress through interest-based bargaining toward developi...
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NLRB to sue anti-union states in federal court
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NLRB to sue anti-union states in federal court WASHINGTON -- The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) says it will sue Arizona, South Carolina, South Dakota and Utah, seeking to invalidate those states' recently passed constitutional amendments prohibiting workers in the private sector from...
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BLET wins HOS interpretation on interruption of rest
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BLET wins HOS interpretation on interruption of rest CLEVELAND, January 13 The BLET has successfully secured an important clarification from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) concerning an interpretation of a key provision of an amendment to the Hours of Service (HOS) laws made by the R...
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2011: So, where are we headed this year?
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2011: So, where are we headed this year? By UTU International President Mike Futhey We continue making progress in negotiations to amend the national rail agreement, affecting some 40,000 UTU members employed by BNSF, CSX, Kansas City Southern, Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific and many smaller r...
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Proxy
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We have an important union meeting coming up with an even more important vote. One of our members is not going to make it and asked if he can allow me to vote for him by proxy. I cannot find any of my BLET constitutions ti find out if we can do this or not. Can anyone help me with this?
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We'll keep pressing to improve, protect
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We'll keep pressing to improve, protectBy James Stem UTU National Lgislative Director January brings a new session of Congress and the start of state legislative sessions across the country. Our UTU legislative team in Washington and our state legislative directors will be on guard protecting t...
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UTU treasurers' alert: IRS payment changes
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UTU treasurers' alert: IRS payment changes All UTU locals are now required to make federal tax payments on-line using the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS). This is because the Internal Revenue Service announced that effective Jan. 1, 2011, it no longer will accept Form 8109 FTD (fede...
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Hard edge emerges in Amtrak wage talks
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Hard edge emerges in Amtrak wage talks Amtrak maintenance-of-way employees say they want a new wage package at least equivalent to what is paid on the highly profitable freight railroads, reports Angela Greiling Keane for Bloomberg. But unlike profitable freight railroads, Amtrak loses about $...
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UTU Iowa Northern members ratify 1st pact
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UTU Iowa Northern members ratify 1st pact UTU-represented conductors and engineers on Iowa Northern Railway have ratified their first agreement covering wages, benefits and working conditions. Iowa Northern T&E employees chose the UTU as their collective bargaining agent in November 2...
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National rail agreement talks progressing
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National rail agreement talks progressingThe UTU's negotiating committee and railroads party to the national rail agreement -- affecting some 40,000 UTU members -- have met seven times since the contract came open for amendment Jan. 1. "Nothing has been agreed to, but progress is being mad...
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UTU PAC: It's about jobs, benefits, safety
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UTU PAC: It's about jobs, benefits, safetyUTU Michigan State Legislative Director Jerry Gibson knows the value of the UTU PAC in electing labor friendly lawmakers. He knows how to share those facts, also. UTU Local 1075 Secretary-Treasurer John Purcell says he and other members of his Trenton, M...
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AFL-CIO launching young worker outreach
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AFL-CIO launching young worker outreachA new survey by the AFL-CIO shows young workers worse off this year than they were last year. In response, the federation is ratcheting up its outreach program to connect with the next generation of workers. The survey shows young workers are mor...
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