Contents UTU NEWS
Voice of Transportation Labor
Special Power of One Poster #3
UTU reaches deal to end 'cramdown'
UTU Ask NMB Reconsideration
Deal gives union right to pick which labor contr
CLEVELAND -- The United Trans por ta tion Union

Hearing set on rail mergers
WASHINGTON -- In the wake of the proposed Canadian National (CN) Railway merger with Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. (BNSF), the Surface Transportation Board (STB) is holding an unprecedented four-day public hearing beginning March 7 on consolidation of the North American railroad industry. -- Full story.

BNSF cancels maligned policy
CLEVELAND -- Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) announced in early February that it has canceled its Availability Policy. The railroad said it has taken this action after more than two months of discussions with the United Transportation Union and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. BNSF is instead implementing a new attendance policy. -- Full story.