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2015 Illinois Workers’ Memorial Day Events

Call 217.544.4014 For More Information On These And Other Legislative Issues Important To Working People – Alton Tuesday, April 28, the Greater Madison County Federation of Labor AFL-CIO will hold their annual Workers’ Memorial Day services at the Workers...

PTC Shorter Extension

  4/21/2015 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation Sens. Schumer, Blumenthal propose shorter extension of PTC deadline   Responding to recent fatal passenger train crashes and crude-oil train derailments, U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and...

HR 1763 Two Person Crew

Railroad Unions Advancing Two-Person Crew Legislation To Protect Safety CLEVELAND, April 17 — Continuing a cooperative effort to promote safety in the railroad industry, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) and the Transportation Division of the...

Fast Track Slowed

Senators Strike Trade Deal to Let Congress Slow Fast Track. Bloomberg News Bloomberg News reports that, “Senators Orrin Hatch of Utah, the Republican chairman of the Finance Committee that sets trade policy, and Ron Wyden, the top Democrat on the panel, drafted...

18th District Congressional Election

Congress Governor Rauner sets preliminary dates for voters to fill vacancy. The post of congressman from Illinois’ 18th congressional district became vacant on Tuesday, March 31. In writs of special election issued on Tuesday, Governor Bruce Rauner set dates of June 8...