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Restrictions on Railroad Operating Employees’ Use of Cellular Telephones and Other Electronic Devices Late Season; Final Rule FRA Code of Federal Regulations Title 49 Part 229 Railroad Locomotive Safety Standards Booklets Revised December 2007 Call our office or email us for copies
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Teamsters offer disaster relief assistance for members affected by Texas wildfires. TEXAS AFL-CIO 2011 WILDFIRE RELIEF PROGRAM The Texas AFL-CIO has established the 2011 Wildfire Relief program to assist Union Members, Retirees and Families during the Texas wildfires. UNION MEMBERS - Please call your local union office if you are affected in this disaster. Call the Texas AFL-CIO at (512) 477-6195 to complete a needs assessment for possible resources. Union Member Disaster Resources have been made available as follows: Texas Workforce Commission *Special rules apply that expand eligibility of disaster victims for unemployment benefits. To apply, call 1-800-939-6631 or go online: http://www.twc.state.tx.us/customers/jsemp/jsempsub2.html *Questions about Disaster Unenmployment Assistant? Call Bob Stewart (512) 475-1586 *You cannot be dismissed for being unable to report for work in a disaster area. Questions? Call Rick Levy at (512) 474-6200
American Red Cross Central Texas Red Cross (512) 928-4271 (800) 928-4271 Providing damage assessment and clean-up kits.
FEMA (800) 621-3362 Registration Providing online registration claims for assistance to rebuild and check claims.
Workers Assistance Program (800) 343-3822 Ask for "Union Wildfire Relief" Workers are provided counseling, stress relief and help with other issues related to their well-being.
Union Plus Program Participants To apply for a disaster relief grant, union members who participate in any of the following programs may call:
Union Plus Credit Card: 877-761-5028 Union Plus Mortgage: 800-472-2005 Union Plus Insurance: 800-472-2005 Union Plus Mortgage holders may also be eligible to receive payment extensions of other special help.
For more information about Union Plus disaster benefits, visit www.UnionPlus.org/Disaster
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Worth Quoting
Union workers earn 26 percent more than nonunion workers, according to the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics. Their median weekly earnings for full-time wage and salary work were $740 in 2002, compared with $587 for their nonunion counterparts. For men, it was $780 versus $652; for women, $667 versus $510; for African Americans, $615 versus $477; and for Latinos, $623 versus $408. - U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Earnings, January 2003.
The Republican leadership went precinct by precinct and block by block around the state, using computer programs like a heat-seeking missile to attempt to destroy the careers of every Anglo Democrat in the Texas congressional delegation - Texas AFL-CIO President Emmett Sheppard.
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