Eligible students must be: high school seniors in the U.S. or Canada who are the sons, daughters or financial dependents of Teamster members (including members of the BLET, BMWED and TCRC).
Union Pacific continues to defy all warnings and advice from labor and federal regulators because of management’s addiction to the failed Precision Scheduled Railroading model and its inherent betrayal of employees, rail customers and the safety of the public.
This Wednesday, BMWED members on Indiana Harbor Belt (ASF) and Canadian National (WCSD) demonstrated outside those respective offices in Hammond, Ind. and Homewood, Ill. Management on both properties still refuse to provide paid time off for unexpected illness. In the case of CN, they remain insistent on tying stipulations that would penalize its use, punitive conditions that our membership can’t accept. On IHB, they remain intractable as well, shamelessly crying poor hoping no one will mention
An adopted memorandum of understanding reached today ensures the maintenance, repair, and inspection of track for the new California High Speed Rail project will be performed by workers represented by the BMWED-IBT.
The BSD members on the Soo-Milw. were extremely engaged throughout the process and that diligence has led to significant improvements to the contract. Especially noteworthy was the voter turnout during the ratification process, which topped 80 percent.
Most railroad retirement annuities, like social security benefits, will increase in January 2024 due to a rise in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from the third quarter of 2022 to the corresponding period of the current year.
Membership on BNSF resoundingly ratified four annual paid sick leave days negotiated last month, completing the process of obtaining paid time off for illness on yet another Class I freight railroad.
A neutral arbitrator ruled Friday that BMWED members on Union Pacific are entitled to increased travel allowances level with the recommendations of Presidential Emergency Board 250.