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Teamsters Canada MOW division members ratify CP contract
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Teamsters Canada MOW division members ratify CP contract (The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on June 1, 2010.) Teamsters Canada Maintenance of Way Employees Division members recently ratified a tentative three-year agreement the union reached with Canadian Pacif...
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CSX committees seek combined seniority
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CSX committees seek combined seniorityIn response to a CSX notice -- served in accordance with Section 4 of New York Dock protective conditions -- to consolidate operations in Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states, six general chairpersons have reached a tentative agreement to combine seniority d...
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Retirement
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Sorrow announces retirement CLEVELAND, June 2 BLET National President Paul T. Sorrow submitted a letter to National Secretary-Treasurer William C. Walpert today, advising that he is resigning the Presidency effective July 1, 2010, in order to retire. President Sorrows letter also stated the f...
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Airlines win 20-day delay in rule easing union organizing
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Airlines win 20-day delay in rule easing union organizing (Bloomberg News circulated the following on May 27, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. airlines won a 20-day delay in the start date of a federal rule that makes it easier for employees to organize into a labor union. "This gives the courts a m...
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The Following Is The CSXs Response to The Southern Regions Vote on The Carriers Proposed Agreement. This Is a Point of Interest and Does Not Directly Effect Us. Gentlemen:We have been officially advised by each of you of the outcome of the ratification results for the Consolidated Southern Regio...
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Friends of Futhey rally at UTU HQ
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Friends of Futhey rally at UTU HQIn threatening letters to UTU officers, the president of the Sheet Metal Workers International Association, who is attempting to force the UTU into an unwanted merger, has referred to "Futhey and friends" -- a condescending reference to those supporti...
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Keolis Rail fills position, prepares to take over VRE from Amtrak
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By Jennifer BuskeWashington Post Staff Writer Friday, May 14, 2010 The company set to take over operation of Virginia Railway Express trains is about a dozen employees short of having a full staff in place when Amtrak's 17-year reign with the commuter-rail service ends next month. Keolis Rail Se...
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AFL-CIO offers Texas gov. mobile home
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AFL-CIO offers Texas gov. mobile homeAUSTIN, Texas -- There's no pool or fancy ice machine, but a home the Texas AFL-CIO wants to rent to Gov. Rick Perry is a delightful shade of dark green - and it's mobile, the Associated Press reported. The Texas labor group bought a manufactured home and suggested...
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NMB sued over new vote procedures
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NMB sued over new vote proceduresU.S. airlines sued the National Mediation Board May 17 to stop enforcement of a landmark change in labor law that could make it easier for unions to organize at rail and air carriers, reports Reuters. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., by the Air...
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Rich Ross is UTU's new organizing director
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Rich Ross is UTU's new organizing directorRich Ross is the UTUs new organizing director. He succeeds John Nadalin, who has retired. Ross will be responsible for directing the activities of the organizing staff, recruiting new members and ensuring good service after new properties are organize...
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Former NMB officials in eye of legal storm
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Former NMB officials in eye of legal stormIn a case of Washington office politics that includes official complaints, transfers, firings, lawyers and, of course, old connections, the National Mediation Board may need some mediating, reports The Washington Post. A former chief of staff of the boa...
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FedEx fighting loss of RLA coverage
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FedEx fighting loss of RLA coverageFedEx Corp. would be forced to stop investing in the growth of its flagship express company if Congress changes the company's labor rules, founder Frederick W. Smith says, reports The Memphis Commercial-Appeal.And there would be no more expansions at the World...
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New home for UTU International on Country Club Blvd
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New home for UTU International on Country Club Blvd! The UTU International is moving to a new location in the Cleveland area, which will result in substantial cost savings and a significant increase in productivity. The move is taking place Thursday, May 13, and Friday, May 14, and will nece...
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International Western Conference to Be Held in Garden Spot
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Perhaps, Uke could attend as a guest. Registration continues for 2010 IWC in Bismarck-Mandan, N.D. CLEVELAND, May 12 Registration is now open for the 70th annual International Western Convention, slated for July 13-17, 2010, in beautiful Bismarck-Mandan, N.D. The 2010 IWC is hosted by Co-Chair...
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NMB issues final rule on representation election procedure
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NMB issues final rule on representation election procedure (The National Mediation Board issued the following on May 11, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. The National Mediation Board (NMB), today, published its final rule in the Federal Register and on the NMB website regarding its Representation Elec...
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Xtra! Xtra!: "Mixed Results!"
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CSX southern lines pact: Mixed results A tentative five-year wage, rules and working conditions agreement between four UTU general committees of adjustment and CSX southern lines has been ratified by members of the largest general committee, defeated by members of two other committees, and wil...
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CN’s Canada-based Rail Traffic Controllers ratify new collective agreement
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CNs Canada-based Rail Traffic Controllers ratify new collective agreement (CN issued the following on May 10, 2010.) MONTREAL CN and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference/Rail Canada Traffic Controllers (TCRC/RCTC) are pleased to announce today that TCRC/RCTC members have ratified a new thre...
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NMB announces rule change for railroad, airline organizing
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NMB announces rule change for railroad, airline organizing (The following story by Mike Esterl appeared on the Wall Street Journal website on May 10, 2010.) NEW YORK The National Mediation Board overhauled a decades-old election rule to make it easier for airline and railway employees to unioniz...
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Why we will meet in Phoenix, Ariz.
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Why we will meet in Phoenix, Ariz.Our members are rightfully outraged over an Arizona law giving police broad power to stop people on suspicion of being in the state illegally. Many members urge we cancel the July regional meeting in Phoenix. After consulting with Arizona AFL-CIO officials, our U...
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Random, anonymous survey to poll members
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Random, anonymous survey to poll membersThe UTU will be will be contacting active members, at random, by e-mail, later this week to participate in an anonymous survey conducted by a UTU-chosen public opinion polling firm on a variety of current issues, including health care and rail safety. Th...
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Meanwhile rule changes allow further organizing at 'other' than Class-Is
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Rule change favors unions at airlines, railroads SAM HANANEL From Associated Press May 10, 2010 3:26 PM EDT WASHINGTON (AP) In a major victory for organized labor, unions will have an easier time signing up airline and railroad workers after the Obama administration Monday changed a 76-year-old r...
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UTU officers in solidarity against SMWIA
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UTU officers in solidarity against SMWIASAN ANTONIO -- UTU general chairpersons, state legislative directors and local officers, representing some 45,000 UTU bus, rail, transit and Amtrak members, voted overwhelmingly at a state-of-the-union meeting here April 29 to support the legal fight...
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Teamsters target FedEx workers, urge change in FAA authorization act
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Teamsters target FedEx workers, urge change in FAA authorization act (The following story by R.G. Edmonson appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on April 29,2 010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters on Wednesday launched a multimedia blitz to push Congress to re...
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Union Meeting on Monday
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There will be a Union meeting on Monday, sponsored by the lawyers. Food and drink is free! Saying goodbye to a member who has retired. He is the first one out of our division to retire without going out on disability. Troll, Free is the word!
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Amtrak, several unions reach deal
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Amtrak, several unions reach dealAmtrak says it has reached tentative agreements on new labor contracts with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), the Joint Council of Carmen, Coach Cleaner and Help...
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