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SEPTA’s safety waiver

Federal hearing scheduled for next week to review SEPTA’s safety waiver http://www.ble-t.org/pr/news/newsflash.asp?id=5679 PHILADELPHIA, February 6 – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) will hold a public hearing next week to review SEPTA’s...

NS Contract Ratified

CLEVELAND, January 30 – Yesterday, members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen ratified a new collective bargaining agreement with Norfolk Southern (NS). Ballots were counted on January 29, 2015, and the agreement governs rates of pay and...

US Legislative Update

Senate passes bill approving Keystone XL oil pipeline. AP AP reports that on Thursday, the Senate passed a “bipartisan” bill to approve the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline on a 62-36 vote. Nine Democrats joined 53 Republicans to back the bill. It’s the first...

Legislative Update

Yesterday the Illinois House of Representatives convened in Springfield to pass the rules that will govern the house chamber for the next two years. These rules passed the House on a partisan vote of 70-44, and they are very similar to the rules that have been in...

News Flashes

Illinois State Legislative Board News Flashes [column size=”1/2″] April 29, 2009 WASHINGTON — The Senate late Wednesday, April 29, 2009 confirmed UTU Illinois State Legislative Director Joe Szabo to be the 13th administrator of the Federal Railroad...