Cory Martin
Illinois State Legislative Board Chairman
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BLET Action Alert: Republican tax bill on track to put Railroad Retirement Unemployment & Sickness benefits in the siding
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, December 15 — The Republican tax bill currently working its way through the House and the Senate could have a devastating impact on Railroad Retirement Unemployment and Sickness Benefits, according to analysis from the Congressional Budget Office...
Opening of New Carlinville Station Celebrated
Illinois e-News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACTS: December 11, 2017 Kelsea Gurski 217.782.3030...
Growing length of U.S. freight trains in federal crosshairs after crashes
By Eric M. Johnson Reuters A northbound CSX freight train (left) passes a southbound CSX train in the siding at Bonnieville, Ky., on Oct. 1, 2015. (Bloomberg photo by Luke Sharrett) SEATTLE • The investigative arm of the Congress is launching a probe into the safety...
Historic, Renovated Station Opens in Downtown Lincoln
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACTS: December 5, 2017 Kelsea Gurski 217.782.3030 Guy Tridgell 312.343.1731 Historic, Renovated Station Opens...
BLET members ratify national contract
BLET NEWS FLASH INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, December 1 — Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) have ratified a new collective bargaining agreement with the National Carriers’ Conference Committee (NCCC). The Agreement was reached as a result...
‘Significant’ Metra, Amtrak delays after Union Station derailment
Sun-Times Wire Union Station | Brian Jackson / Sun-Times file photo A partial train derailment Tuesday night at Union Station is expected to cause “significant delays” on several Metra lines during the Wednesday morning commute. An inbound SouthWest Service train was...
ATDA ratifies the national mediated collective bargaining agreement
BLET NEWS FLASH http://www.ble-t.org/pr/news/newsflash.asp?id=6042 INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, November 28 — The American Train Dispatchers Association (ATDA), a partner union of the Collective Bargaining Group (CBG), announced on November 27, 2017, that nearly two-thirds of...
Is this the beginning of the end for Metra?
November 15, 2017 Joe Cahill on Business Joe Cahill on Business Fare hikes have become routine for Metra riders after four consecutive annual increases. But the hike approved by Metra's board last week is different. It comes with service cuts, marking the first time...
Metra Is Trying Something New to Curb Its Suicide Problem
There’s no easy fix, but with incidents on the rail system increasing, officials are trying to tackle this hard-to-talk-about issue. BY KIM BELLWARE PUBLISHED MONDAY AT 3:10 P.M ILLUSTRATION: BRIAN STAUFFER Early in his career in the 1980s, Paul Piekarski faced the...
Veterans Day 2017
http://www.ble-t.org/pr/news/newsflash.asp?id=6014 By Dennis R. Pierce BLET National President INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, November 10 — Veterans Day was first celebrated in 1938 when it was known as Armistice Day. Armistice Day was primarily instituted to honor veterans of...