Action expected on retirement legislation
Labor urges removal of fuel tax amendment
from legislation to improve Railroad Retirement
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Sometime in September, if all goes as promised, the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to pass H.R. 4844, the Railroad Retirement and Survivors Act of 2000. But a last-minute amendment that would repeal a diesel fuel tax was attached to the bill, causing it to be delayed in late July. -- Full story.

UTU, CN okay discipline policy
TROY, Mich. -- The UTU and the Canadian National Railway have agreed on a new elective Individual Corrective Action (ICA) policy that stresses prevention and training in place of more traditional punitive discipline for the 400 UTU-represented workers in the company's Michigan zone. -- Full story.

Negotiations continue on MTA
LOS ANGELES -- Members of the UTU negotiating committee are continuing to meet with representatives of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority in an attempt to hammer out a new contract for the more than 5,000 workers on the property. -- Full story.

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