The Rail Workers Hazardous Materials Training Program will conduct the
following hazardous materials transportation/chemical emergency response
training programs at the National Labor College – George Meany Campus in
Silver Spring, Maryland.
Yesterday, the third-largest U.S. Class I reported first-rate financial
results for the second quarter — strong enough to best Wall Street
expectations and set a few records.
This week, members began to receive a "Notice of Proposed Settlement of
Class Action
and Final Settlement Hearing" in the case of The American Medical
Association v. United
Healthcare Corp. The Union first became aware of this mailing last week
when United
Healthcare (UHC) representatives informed the CRLO Subcommittee of the
existence of the proposed settlement. The purpose of this letter is to
explain, in layman's terms, the purpose of the notice and outline some
of its provisions.
On Friday, the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) announced that more than 94
percent of its members voted in favor of a proposed strike at VIA Rail
Canada Inc. The union set a strike deadline of midnight on June 27.
On Wednesday, April 28, workers and their unions
throughout the world will pause to remember the thousands of workers
killed and injured in the workplace over the past year. I ask each of
you to take time this Workers’ Memorial Day to remember and honor our
fallen Brothers and Sisters.
After months of engagement with the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration Department of Labor (OSHA), BMWED's substantial
efforts have paved the way for strong whistleblower protection for BMWED
members and all railroad workers nationwide.
The Allied Federation, headquartered in Hendersonville, TN, scored a
major victory on February 17, 2010, when employees of the Huron &
Eastern Railway Company voted in favor of union representation.
Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa issued the following statement
regarding President Obama's announcement about the distribution of $8
billion for high speed rail projects in the United States.
Attached for your information and use are the annual and monthly values
attributed to cash and non-cash compensation accorded to Maintenance of
Way employees under the terms of the July 1, 2007 National Agreement,
and statutory benefits provided by applicable Federal law, effective
January 1, 2010.
Among the causes of the ongoing financial meltdown, many experts cite
the Commodity Futures Modernization Act, smuggled through Congress late
on a December evening in 2000. The law exempted Credit Default Swaps
(CDS) which are essentially bets on the value of securities from all
regulation, including state gambling laws.
The Teamster Human Rights
Commission (HRC) was established to assist local unions promote
diversity, eliminate discrimination and bring together groups to
celebrate their contributions to the fabric of our union.
Retirement is a big step. You’ll be asked
to make many important decisions, including many about your benefits. To
help, United Healthcare is excited to introduce their Retirement Made
Easy Kit forRailroad
Employees.
Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa today applauded the National
Mediation Board for changing a federal rule that now makes it fairer for
airline and railway
employees to form unions.
The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division - International
Brotherhood of Teamsters scored a major victory on April 27, 2010, when
the employees of Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad chose to be represented by the BMWED.
Lyman, WY – The Executive Boards of the Unified System Division and the
Pacific Federation, both divisions of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of
Way Employes Division of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters,
announced a merger today between the two federations that will take
affect April 1, 2010.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued
regulatory guidance, pursuant to 49 CFR Part 390.17, "Additional
equipment and accessories", that effectively prohibits commercial
drivers from using electronic devices to prepare or review text messages
while operating a commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce.
The rail freight carriers represented by the National
Carriers' Conference Committee (NCCC) for the 2010 wage, rules and
benefits round of collective bargaining intend to bargain on a concerted
national basis with respect to their employees represented by your
organization; as has been the case generally in all past bargaining
rounds since the 1930's.
As you may know, there is currently a group made up of
members of a number of rail crafts that are circulating a
petition for substantial changes in Railroad Retirement.
The National Division mailed
out the official notice of Convention Call to all Local Lodge
Secretary-Treasurers on November 4, 2009 and was previously printed in
the September/October Issue of the BMWED Journal.
