BMWED President Simpson writes "… pursuant to BMWED Resolution # 38, reaffirmed by the 2014 Convention, two annual scholarships in the amount of $2,000.00 each will be awarded in November 2014 to BMWED members or eligible dependents, with preference given to applicants enrolled or scheduled to enroll in an accredited college or university in the pursuit of labor-related studies." Read More...
We have recently negotiated an agreement with Norfolk Southern which will return the work of distributing tie plates in conjunction with dual rail, single-side rail, curve rail, or gauging projects throughout the NW-Wabash system to the BMWED.
General Chairman Jed Dodd's response to Amtrak"s recent Special Employee Advisory wherein President Joe Boardman asserts "… [Amtrak] cannot sustain this level of payroll or overtime going forward." The advisory continues, bemoaning the fact that Amtrak lost commuter contracts throughout the nation while Boardman attempts to tie those losses to the worker's wages and overtime. Mr. Boardman is delusional if he believes Amtrak's remedy can be found in the pockets of the workers.
BMWED employee Thomas Tarantella is working on the Norfolk Southern and seeking the nomination of the Democratic Party for the 5th Congressional District of Pennsylvania.
BrotherTarantella was born and raised in the small town of Renovo, Pennsylvania. He has been married 31 years to his wife, Ann Tarantella.
The U.S. Class I workforce continues to enlarge. As of mid-June, the large roads employed 164,469 people, up 0.1 percent from May's level and 0.8 percent from June 2012's count, according to Surface Transportation Board data.
On a month-over-month basis, three of the six workforce segments posted gains: Professional and administrative staff, up 2.
The Passenger Rail Labor Bargaining Coalition, representing the workers who maintain and construct Amtrak’s railroad track, bridges, buildings, overhead catenary and signal systems, picketed the home of Amtrak Board member Albert DiClemente, located at 114 Rumunno Circle, Hockessin, DE.
The Passenger Rail Labor Bargaining Coalition picketted the law office of Amtrak Board Chairman Anthony Coscia in New Brunswick, NJ., protesting the fact that we have been unable to negotiate a new agreement with Amtrak for more than three years. Amtrak has continually stalled talks and engaged in bad faith bargaining.
An opinion editorial written by Frank Wilner appears in the April 2013 edition of Railway Age magazine. The opinion expressed by Mr. Wilner is certainly not views shared the BMWED, the BRS, or the Passenger Rail Labor Bargaining Coalition. More on Mr. Wilner, including a rebuttal, following his article.
Rush Limbaugh, Karl Rove, Sean Hannity and Fox News are fuming about a video which they have branded as left-wing propaganda and named it as the threat of socialism. The GOP is furious and has attempted to block "Tax the Rich: An animated fairy tale" from the world wide web. Midway through the animation, there’s an image of the rich pissing on the 99%, and it's caused so much heartburn that the creators of this video have removed the pissing scene. The Penn Fed is able to post this controversial media (minus the golden shower) thanks to the California Federation of Teachers. This is a don't miss primer on how it all fell apart, who's to blame, and what we need to do about it. We will not be quiet. The next few weeks will reveal whether President Obama’s reelection will be interpreted as a mandate to help fix the federal budget by asking the rich to pay their fair share of taxes.
