March 21, 2001 Our Railroad Retirement Improvements Are Back on the Agenda in Congress. This Time We Can Win With H.R. 1140! But winning will take everything we’ve got. The Railroad Retirement and Survivors’ Improvement Act of 2001 has been introduced in Congress as H.R. 1140. It is identical to last year’s bill agreed to
Read moreH.R. 1140 URGENT REQUEST FOR COSPONSORS Listed below are the Congressional Representatives that we need to put pressure on in order to get them to cosponsor H.R. 1140, The Railroad Retirement and Survivor’s Improvement Act of 2001. We have visited their Washington, DC offices and have been unable to get them to cosponsor H.R. 1140.
Read more<< return to news front March 17, 2003 U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Intelligence and Security (OIS) TRANSPORTATION SECURITY INFORMATION REPORT Subject; Homeland Security Advisory System – Threat Level Raised from Yellow (Elevated) to Orange (High) Number 03-03 Issued: March 17, 2003 Expiration; None TSJR 03-03 (Elevation in Threat level): ORANGE
Read moreAsbestos Bill Defeated In Senate April 26, 2004 – The Republican controlled Senate was unable to secure enough votes to cut off debate of the Asbestos Bill. For this reason the bill was pulled from further consideration by Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN). This is a victory for all working people and particularly for
Read moreJanuary 28, 2002 TCU Joins Suit to Stop ARC from Breaking Up Amtrak TCU has joined 10 other AFL-CIO rail unions in filing suit in federal court to block the anti-worker Amtrak Reform Council from sending Congress its final report recommending the break-up of the nation’s passenger rail system. The lawsuit, filed January 22 in
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