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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has once again found that Norfolk Southern Railway Co. violated the whistleblower protection provisions of the Federal Railroad Safety Act and consequently has ordered the company to pay two whistleblowers $932,070.46 in damages, including $387,813.75 in punitive damages and attorney’s fees. Additionally, the company
Read moreThe August 2012 IAM Journal is now available on the IAM App. In this month’s issue, the Journal features articles about: IAM IVP Martinez visits TCU/IAM Advanced Training Program in San Marcos, Texas, “Bee Mad @ the GOP” campaign, labor rallies in Philadelphia for a Second Bill of Rights and unjust voter suppression tactics target minorities and
Read more(Source: The Hill, August 15, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney said in an interview published this week that he would eliminate federal funding for Amtrak if he is elected in November. In an interview with CNN’s Fortune Magazine, the presumptive GOP nominee identified the national passenger rail service as a program
Read moreThe U.S. Department of Labor has found that Norfolk Southern Railway Co. has violated the whistleblower protection provisions of the Federal Railroad Safety Act (FRSA). An investigation by the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Occupational Safety and Health Administration revealed that the railroad terminated an employee in retaliation for reporting a workplace injury. The DOL has
Read moreThe 2012 United Way fundraising campaign has begun! TCU members are passionately committed to building stronger, healthier communities; the United Way has always been the strongest partner in this work. In 2008, United Way initiated a 10-year program designed to achieve the following goals by 2018: Improve Education, and cut the number of high school
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