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SunTrain Announces Grant Collaboration for Colo. WATT Pilot Project

SunTrain, a San Francisco, Calif.-based provider and developer of renewable energy storage and distribution, on Dec. 4 announced a “first-in-the-nation” proposal for the Wireless Alternative by Train Transport (WATT) pilot project, which aims to “utilize advanced battery storage on conventional freight railcars, bringing more renewable energy from locations where it is generated to increase the capacity of Colorado’s transmission system.”

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BNSF Secures Agreements With IBEW, NCFO

BNSF on Oct. 25 reported reaching a five-year tentative agreement with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) and a ratified agreement with the National Conference of Firemen and Oilers (NCFO). It

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CSX Secures More Labor Agreements

CSX on Oct. 22 reported reaching new five-year tentative collective bargaining agreements with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) and National Conference of Firemen & Oilers (NCFO) and ratifying an agreement

NS, IBEW Reach Tentative Collective Bargaining Agreement

Norfolk Southern (NS) announced Oct. 22 that it has reached a tentative five-year collective bargaining agreement with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), pushing the coverage of the union workforce under early tentative deals to approximately 67%.

“Today, we announced our new four-year agreement with the local chapter of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) at the Carrollton Streetcar Barn,” RTA reported in a Sept. 7 Facebook post. “We are excited to continue to partner with our skilled workforce who maintain our buildings and fleet, which allows the RTA to deliver world class transit!” (RTA Photograph)

IBEW Ratifies Contract at New Orleans RTA

New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA) on Sept. 7 reported the ratification of a new four-year agreement with International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1700-4.

BNSF: Individual Paid Sick Days for IBEW

BNSF announced April 20 that it has reached an agreement with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) granting individual paid sick days. This most recent announcement, BNSF says, is a part

CSX: Paid Sick Leave for IBEW

CSX on March 22 reported reaching an agreement with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) for paid sick leave.

NS, SMART-MD and IBEW Agree to Paid Sick Leave

Norfolk Southern (NS) has reached agreements with two additional labor unions for paid sick leave: the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, Transportation Workers, Mechanical Department (SMART-MD) and the International Brotherhood

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Three Unions File Outsourcing Suit Against BNSF

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW); International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 19; and International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers-Mechanical and Engineering Department (SMART-MD)

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