| We must make rail safety act work |
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| By International President Mike Futhey
Compromise is the art of successful negotiations. But when one party goes to the negotiating table unwilling to compromise, the results can be unpleasant for both, and produce a result that might not be the best choice.
Such was the case with the Rail Safety Improvement Act passed by Congress last fall.
Repeatedly, rail labor told the carriers that if we don’t jointly reach a negotiated agreement on employee fatigue,... |
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| Safety task force seeks member help |
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| We need each other's help to halt a horrific increase in employee on-duty fatalities and career-ending injuries.
Among stakeholders who soon will be asked to assist are UTU officers and members, rail carriers, and UTU Designated Legal Counsel.
In just the first three months of 2009, 11 railroad employees died in on-duty accidents (five of them UTU members), which could translate -- if this dreadful trend continues -- to 44 for the year. This would be a 76 percent increase over 2... |
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