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• RULES COMPLIANCE - DONT ROLL THE DICE
  Shocked that 16 railroad employees were killed in on-duty accidents during 2009 -- eight of them UTU members -- Federal Railroad Administrator Joe Szabo has issued a strong ...
  
• NTSB: PUT CAMERAS, VOICE RECORDERS IN ALL CABS
  WASHINGTON -- Federal safety officials called for railroads to install cameras and voice recorders in every locomotive cab in the nation as they publicly warned Jan. 21 that ...
  
• RAIL SAFETY, A UTU PRIORITY
  By UTU International President Mike Futhey What should have been a joyous holiday season ended all too tragically Dec. 29 with the death of 44-year-old UTU Local 1000 ...
  
• RAIL SAFETY ALERT #5: NO MENTAL VACATIONS
  The 24 days between Dec. 22 and Jan. 14 have proven the most deadly for railroad workers. More fatalities and career-ending injuries occur during this calendar period than ...
  
• EXTENDED RAIL JOBLESS BENIFITS
    The Railroad Retirement Board will be notifying eligible individuals of their rights to extended unemployment benefits, made possible by legislation signed by ...
  

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