House passes Rail Safety bill
By a vote of 377-38, Representatives in the U.S. House passed the Railroad
Safety Improvement Act (H.R. 2095) on October 17, eliminating camp cars
and decreasing limbo time, both important issues for Teamsters rail conference
members.
"Our rail members, the engineers, trainmen and maintenance of way
workers who ensure that this nation's rail system runs safely, won a major
victory with the passage of H.R. 2095," said Jim Hoffa, Teamsters General
President.
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Continuous good standing required
to run in 2009 division elections
According to BLET bylaws, to be eligible to run for division office in
2009, a member will have to have been in continuous good standing for 24
months prior to the month of nominations. Specifically, such member would
have to be sure to pay full dues from September 2007 through August 2009
in order to run in the 2009 Triennial Elections.
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Flexible Benefits program allows
members to save on health care
An important health care benefit secured by the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers and Trainmen during the most recent national contract is in danger
of falling by the wayside unless membership participation increases.
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BLET tells CSX: Don't put aggressive
investors ahead of railroad safety improvements
While it may make good financial sense to provide shareholders a return
on their investment, it makes very good sense to run a safe railroad. With
several high profile accidents in 2007, CSX must invest in its infrastructure
rather than cave in to pressure from greedy and aggressive hedge fund investors.
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