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[2007 - 2004 News]

Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 passed by Congress
Danville District train Changes: 35Q, 36Q, 18M, 185, 351, 352, 158, 159, P30
FRA issues Emergency Order banning cell-phone use in locomotive cabs
NS, BLET reach new agreement
Conductor’s entry-rate (step-rate) arbitration hearing set for Dec. 4-5
Simplified calling decisions proposed for locomotive engineers
Tentative 2008 BLE&T - Norfolk Southern Engineer’s Agreement Reached
UTU Agreement Ratified (Passes)
Amtrak / NCRR to add trains between Raleigh and Charlotte
RRB Benefit Rate Increase for Railroad Unemployment and Sickness Benefits
DOT warns against anti-smoking drug Chantix
Flexible Benefits program allows members to save on health care expenses
NS engineer claims work caused sleep disorders
FRA’s Final Rule on Human Factors takes effect
Information on the Southeastern Meeting Assoc. & BLE&T Scholarships
All Conductors:  New Healthcare Plans & Options
Conductor’s Agreement Update:  UTU GCs Meeting in Houston, TX
IRS Tax Stimulus and Railroad Retirement Information (2 articles)
Ed Rodzwicz new BLET President
Insurance dependant elegilibity audit deadline draws near. Are you covered?
FRA places greater accountability railroad management & employees for safety
New health & welfare plans coming soon for all conductors
NCDOT / NCRR improvements continue on NS’s mainline & H-line
New era in rail expansion, NS’s Crescent & Heartland Corridors Highlighted
Freight railroads (NS) reach tentative agreement for conductors with UTU
2007 Bonus Announcement for Norfolk Southern Engineers
Three Years late, NS Conductors may finally have an agreement on the horizon
Manassas, VA to Front Royal, VA B-Line Improvments Coming Soon
Supreme Court upholds BLE&T’s position with favorable FMLA ruling
New Instructions for Engineer’s Guaranteed Extraboard
New Short Term Disability Plan for NS Locomotive Engineers - 2008
DOT announces random drug testing percentages for rail workers
Court halts UTU, Sheet Metal merger
Archived (old) news posted to this website from years 2007 - 2004

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