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TEAMSTERS COMMEND U.S. SENATE HELP COMMITTEE FOR PASSING PRO ACT

TEAMSTERS COMMEND U.S. SENATE HELP COMMITTEE FOR PASSING PRO ACT Legislation Would Empower Working Families, Hold Corporate America Accountable (WASHINGTON) – The Teamsters are commending U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension (HELP) Committee Chairman...

Union for maintenance workers sues Genesee & Wyoming and affiliate

Union for maintenance workers sues Genesee & Wyoming and affiliate JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The union representing maintenance-of-way workers is suing Genesee & Wyoming and a subsidiary, saying the companies violated the Railway Labor Act with a hiring freeze and...

Rail Lobby Seeks To Block Calif. Locomotive Emissions Rule.

Rail Lobby Seeks To Block Calif. Locomotive Emissions Rule. Railroad groups have asked a California federal court to block a newly adopted rule requiring railroads to transition to zero-emission locomotives over the next decade for all trains operating in the Golden...

DC Circ. Told Chicago Agency Rail Merger Challenge Too Soon

The Surface Transportation Board asked the D.C. Circuit on Tuesday to toss a challenge from Chicago’s commuter rail service Metra contesting the regulator’s approval of Canadian Pacific’s $31 billion merger with Kansas City Southern, arguing the...