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  • News May 2, 2006

    Disney Members Ratify Contract

    Disney Members Ratify Contract 11-30-04 – Members of the Service Trades Council at Walt Disney World ratified a new contract on the fourth vote. TCU is a member of the Service Trades Council. TCU members voted 579 in favor and 156 against the new contract. There were over 6,000 votes cast by all members of

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  • News May 2, 2006

    Rep. LaTourette to Head House Rail Subcommittee

    Rep. LaTourette To Head House Rail Subcommittee As the 109th Congress convenes the House Railroads Subcommittee of the Transportation and Infrastructure Full Committee will be headed by Rep. Steve LaTourette (R-OH). He replaces Rep. Jack Quinn (R-NY) who retired from Congress. Rep. LaTourette was first elected to Congress in 1994. Since 2000, he has been

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  • News May 2, 2006

    11/03/05 Amtrak

    Senate Passes Amtrak Reauthorization Amendment On Wednesday, November 2nd Senators Trent Lott (R-MS) and Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) introduced amendment #2360 to the Budget Reconciliation Bill (S.1932). On Thursday, November 3rd the Senate passed the amendment by a vote of 93 yea and 6 nay. The amendment offered S1516 the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act

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  • News May 2, 2006

    HATCH ANNOUNCES INTRODUCTION OF RAILROAD RETIREMENT BILL

    Contact Derrick White (202) 224-9851 April 4, 2001 HATCH ANNOUNCES INTRODUCTION OF RAILROAD RETIREMENT BILL WASHINGTON–Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah) today introduced a bill to modernize and improve certain benefits under the Railroad Retirement system, the government-administered pension plan for railroad workers. "Railroad Retirement is unique in that it is the only private industry pension

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  • News May 2, 2006

    BNSF Hiring Carmin at Clovis

    BNSF Hiring Carmen at Clovis, New Mexico Attention All Carmen Division Members BNSF Railroad is in need of 50 to 60 carmen to work at Clovis, New Mexico. Journeymen carmen that are furloughed and/or journeymen that are seeking to relocate to Clovis, New Mexico to work for the BNSF, should contact the BNSF at the

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