S. 697 URGENT REQUEST FOR COSPONSORS Listed below are the Senators that we need to put pressure on in order to get them to cosponsor S. 697, The Railroad Retirement and Survivor’s Improvement Act of 2001. We have visited their Washington, DC offices and we have been unable to get them to cosponsor S.
Read more<< return to news front May 7, 2003 HIGH PRIORITY MESSAGE HOMELAND SECURITY ALERT CONDITION YELLOW (ELEVATED) ATTENTION: YOU ARE RESPECTFULLY REQUESTED TO SHARE THIS BULLETIN WITH THE DEPARTMENT CHIEFS OF FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES IN YOUR AREA AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. PLEASE REFER TO THE LAST ATTACHED PAGE FOR AN ADDITIONAL EXPLANATION
Read moreNational Contract Arbitration Date Set October 28, 2002…The Arbitration hearing on the national Carmen and Clerical contracts will be held the week of January 20, 2003 in Washington, D.C. TCU had hoped to have the hearing sooner, but the need for the parties to have sufficient time to prepare written briefs and oral presentations combined
Read moreTCU MOBILIZES AGAINST ARC DECISION TO DISMANTLE AMTRAK The Amtrak Reform Council (ARC) voted on Friday, November 9, 2001, to trigger a vote by Congress on whether Amtrak should be liquidated or radically reorganized. The eleven member Council voted by a 6 to 5 margin to notify Congress that Amtrak would not be
Read moreTo: All Union Presidents From: Leslie Tolf Date: September 13, 2001 Subject: September 11 – How Union Privilege Can Help cc: Union Privilege Liaisons Like many of you, I am deeply shocked and saddened by Tuesday?s tragic events. Unions and their members have taken action to do everything they can to help in rescue
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