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A West Japan Railway Co. official briefs reporters Sunday at a train depot in Fukuoka Prefecture about how an aluminum plate fell off a speeding Sanyo Shinkansen Line bullet train the previous day, causing the component to hit several windows and damage a

A West Japan Railway Co. official briefs reporters Sunday at a train depot in Fukuoka Prefecture about how an aluminum plate fell off a speeding Sanyo Shinkansen Line bullet train the previous day, causing the component to hit several windows and damage a power cable.
KYODO
NATIONAL
Police probe possible negligence in Fukuoka shinkansen electricity failure
KYODO
• AUG 9, 2015

Portland Airport contractor refuses to bargain with Machinists

Portland Airport contractor refuses to bargain with IAM Machinists
http://nwlaborpress.org/2015/08/airport-contractor-refuses-to-bargain-wi...
Aug 7, 2015 | Filed under: Top Stories,Workers Rights

Most Railroads Won’t Meet Deadline for Safety Controls, Report Says "few railroads were on schedule to meet the deadline."

Most Railroads Won’t Meet Deadline for Safety Controls, Report Says "few railroads were on schedule to meet the deadline."
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/08/us/most-railroads-wont-meet-deadline-f...
By RON NIXONAUG. 7, 2015

Investigators worked near the wreckage of Amtrak Northeast Regional Train No. 188, from Washington to New York, that derailed in May in Philadelphia, killing eight passengers. CreditWin Mcnamee/Getty Images

Modern Day Rosies: Women at the Railroad Workplace at Nippon Sharyo Illinois rail car factory

Modern Day Rosies: Women at the Railroad Workplace at Nippon Sharyo
http://www.aflcio.org/Blog/Other-News/Modern-Day-Rosies-Women-at-the-Wor...
0COMMENTS08/07/2015Ricky Angel and Rachele Huennekens

Maritime Union of Australia MUA elections: continuity and change

Maritime Union of Australia MUA elections: continuity and change
http://www.leftvoice.org/Maritime-Union-of-Australia-elections-continuit...

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