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  • News May 2, 2006

    Senator Hollings Re-Introduces the “National Defense Rail Act”

      << return to news front January 10, 2003 Senator Hollings Re-introduces the ?National Defense Rail Act? On January 7, 2003, Senator Fritz Hollings (D-SC) along with 24 cosponsors re-introduced the National Defense Rail Act ? S. 104 in the 108th Congress. The legislation is similar to S. 1991 which was reported favorably by the

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  • News May 2, 2006

    IVP Parker Chosen

    IVP Parker Chosen to Continue Leading the Rail Retirement Investment Trust 10/27/04 – TCU International Vice President Joel M. Parker was returned by unanimous agreement of rail labor leaders on October 21 to serve his second term as a Trustee of the National Railroad Retirement Investment Trust. Parker’s second term will begin effective February 1,

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  • News May 2, 2006

    AFL-CIO Convention Ends in Chicago

    AFL-CIO Convention Ends in Chicago After four days of speeches, deliberations and voting the Twenty-fifth AFL-CIO Convention came to an end on Thursday, July 28 in Chicago. On Wednesday, the delegates re-elected President John Sweeney, Secretary-Treasurer Rich Trumka and Executive Vice President Linda Chavez-Thompson by acclamation. The convention began on Monday, July 25 on a

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  • News May 2, 2006

    Senators Hold Press Conference in Support of Amtrak

    Senators Hold Press Conference in Support of Amtrak On Tuesday, March 15th Senators Tom Carper (D-DE), Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Jon Corzine (D-NJ), Max Baucus (D-MT) and Lincoln Chafee (R-RI) held a press conference at Union Station in Washington, D.C. opposing President Bush’s plan to bankrupt Amtrak. Each of the Senators spoke in favor of continuing

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  • News May 2, 2006

    Tom Dwyer Appointed to Attend White House Conference on Aging

    Tom Dwyer Appointed to Attend White House Conference on Aging TCU retired member Tom Dwyer has been selected by Senator Mark Dayton (D-MN) to attend the White House Conference on Aging. The White House Conference on Aging occurs once every ten years. It makes aging policy recommendations to the President and the Congress for promoting

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