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March on Harrisburg
This Is What Democracy Looks Like
Amtrak at a Junction
Invest in Improvements, or Risk Worsening Problems
National Bargaining Update
Carriers have unrealistic expectations
BMWED Lodge 3097
Proudly Supporting Healthcare not Wealthcare
Numbers Don't Lie
Amtrak MW worker fatalities on the rise
US War Spending Since 9/11
How taxpayer dollars were spent on Iraq, Afghanistan, and other war-related activities
Wealth Inequality in America
Wealth gap has turned america into a seething pit of class resentment
The 99% Begins to Wake
Don't piss on us and tell us it's raining
Pull Your Head Out of the Sand
Let Your Life Be a Friction to Stop the Machine
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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie doesn’t even care that he is the least popular governor in the nation. In fact he seems to be setting the bar so low that his successors will have no trouble appearing as honorable. This time Christie has sunk lower than the legs of his beach chair. After spending most of Monday being mocked on news shows in the United States and across the globe, Gov. Christie said he had no regrets about his family's weekend outing at the governor's beach house at a state park that was closed to everyone else during the state shutdown. Read More...
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Norfolk Southern Corp just recorded a record profit for the first quarter 2017 and voted for a 34.6% pay increase for CEO Jim Squires. Yet in spite of increased revenue, record profits, and decreased operating ration, NS displaced 42 of the 71 carmen from Chattanooga. Read More...
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BMWED members from the Pennsylvania Federation and other systems, divisions and federations around the country joined our friends “March on Harrisburg” in completing the 105 mile march from Philadelphia to the State Capital in Harrisburg. This action led to BMWED workers being arrested, detained and threatened. Read More...
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May 16, 2017 - Our National Division endorsed a long shot civil rights champion for District Attorney in Philadelphia who had to run against the Democratic Party machine and all of the traditional talking heads that said a man who champions the people could never be elected to the position of District Attorney. Read More...
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The derailments have set off alarms over Amtrak’s management of the station, its safety record and the railroad’s perennial funding problems. The days of commuting turmoil prompted by the accidents also offered an ominous preview of the future if the railroad’s aging infrastructure is not soon overhauled. Read More...
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