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TEAMSTERS RAIL CONFERENCE WINS GAINS, PROTECTIONS FOR MEMBERS

TEAMSTERS RAIL CONFERENCE WINS GAINS, PROTECTIONS FOR MEMBERS The Teamsters Rail Conference recently notched victories in the ongoing fight to improve the lives of its members. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) in May reached a tentative...

Longshore workers disrupt West Coast port operations

Longshore workers disrupt West Coast port operations Operations at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have been interrupted since June 2 due to dockworkers staging “concerted and disruptive work actions,” according to the Pacific Maritime...

Wash. Tribe Fights BNSF’s Arbitration Bid In Oil Shipping Row.

The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community says BNSF Railway Co. is attempting to force the tribe into arbitration based on a “plainly inapplicable arbitration clause,” urging a Washington federal judge to reject the rail company’s request that an...

STB Asks DC Circ. To Hold Off Scheduling Rail Merger Appeal.

The Surface Transportation Board asked the D.C. Circuit on Monday to hold off on a scheduling brief for an appeal of the regulator’s approval of Canadian Pacific’s $31 billion merger with Kansas City Southern until after the board hears an in-house...

Norfolk Southern Wants Combined Derailment Suit Dropped.

Norfolk Southern said the plaintiffs in a class action over a train derailment in Ohio earlier this year haven’t shown the company was negligent or that it caused any specific harm to people’s health or property.