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New Laws To Strengthen Labor Rights Sponsored By Sen. Villivalam

SPRINGFIELD, IL — Three new laws sponsored by a local state senator are set to strengthen labor protections in the state when they take effect at the start of next year. One law makes it a crime to interfere with picketing workers, another limits judges from awarding...

UP’s train-crew agreement to impact operating ratio in Q2

Union Pacific Corp. will incur a one-time pre-tax expense of $70 million in the second quarter as a result of UP’s recent two-person train crew agreement with the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers–Transportation...

FRA updates safety advisory on hot bearing detectors

FRA updates safety advisory on hot bearing detectors The Federal Railroad Administration late last week added a recommendation to its recent safety advisory that addresses railroads’ use and maintenance of hot bearing detectors (HBD). Since the FRA published...