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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
Read moreContact 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
Read moreBNSF 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
Read moreNational Freight Negotiations Continue TCU’s National Negotiating Committee led by International President Bob Scardelletti and Carmen Division President Rich Johnson continues to meet with the National Carriers’ Conference Committee. Meetings were held between the parties on February 17th and March 16th with very little progress being made. The parties have attempted to narrow the issues
Read moreAmtrak Board of Directors’ Report Once Again Targets Workers Under date of March 2006 the Amtrak Board of Directors presented Congress with a report entitled “FY07 Grant and Legislative Request.” Once again the Board of Directors of Amtrak has attacked the Amtrak workers, who have always been the backbone of Amtrak and who have continually
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