Cory Martin
Illinois State Legislative Board Chairman
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Unions criticize Union Pacific’s selection of Jim Vena as CEO
Unions criticize Union Pacific’s selection of Jim Vena as CEO OMAHA, Neb. — Incoming Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena will not get a honeymoon with rail labor when he begins leading the railroad on Aug. 14. Local SMART-TD leaders and the Transportation Trades Department of...
Back Pay Award Clearly Said No Earnings Offset, Judge Says.
Back Pay Award Clearly Said No Earnings Offset, Judge Says. Railroad KCS must comply with an arbitration board's order to fully reimburse a wrongfully fired worker for five years of lost pay and benefits, a Missouri federal judge has ruled, saying the worker's union...
RAIL LABOR AND MANAGEMENT URGE CONGRESS TO FUND RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
July 31, 2023 The Honorable Patty Murray Chair Committee on Appropriations United States Senate Washington DC 20510 The Honorable Susan Collins Vice Chair Committee on Appropriations United States Senate Washington DC 20510 The Honorable Kay Granger Chairwoman...
Court rules Union Pacific is not obligated to continue service for Metra
Court rules Union Pacific is not obligated to continue service for Metra CHICAGO — A U.S. appeals court has ruled Union Pacific does not have a common-carrier obligation to continue operating commuter trains for Metra, likely hastening the transition of operations on...
NS, SMART-TD to partner on conductor trainee program
NS, SMART-TD to partner on conductor trainee program Norfolk Southern Railway this week announced a partnership with International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers–Transportation Division (SMART-TD) that will launch several new...
TEAMSTERS WIN HISTORIC UPS TA!
Deal Results in Higher Wages, More Jobs, Equal Pay, A/C, MLK Day, Part-Time Rewards (WASHINGTON) – Today, the Teamsters reached the most historic tentative agreement for workers in the history of UPS, protecting and rewarding more than 340,000 UPS Teamsters...
Union Pacific names Vena as CEO, Whited as president to succeed Fritz
Union Pacific Corp. today announced that Jim Vena will become CEO, Beth Whited will become president and Mike McCarthy will become chairman of the company effective Aug. 14. They will succeed current Chairman, CEO and President Lance Fritz, who announced earlier this...
Railroads, Unions Form Rare Alliance Over Sickness Benefit Cuts
Railroads, Unions Form Rare Alliance Over Sickness Benefit Cuts Nearly 6% cut to some railroader benefits hits post-pandemic Congress faces tough path despite bipartisan support A recent cut in railroad workers’ sickness and unemployment benefits has made bedfellows...
FRA wants Class Is to regularly report train-length information
FRA wants Class Is to regularly report train-length information In a follow-up to its recent safety advisory on train length, the Federal Railroad Administration is calling on Class Is to report every month the number, length and weight of trains operated on their...
Senate Committee Rejects Radical House Cuts to Trains.
Senate Committee Rejects Radical House Cuts to Trains. The Senate Appropriations Committee advanced its Fiscal Year 2024 Transportation-Housing and Urban Development (T-HUD) bill by a unanimous vote yesterday. Thankfully, the Senate’s bipartisan budget proposal...