Railway Age, June 1st, 2005
Several labor reforms are recommended under Amtrak's new FY 2006-2010 strategic plan, which proposes various operational, structural, and financial changes (RA, May, p. 16). And not everyone is pleased. UTU International has criticized the plan, claiming it will result in "sacking assistant conductors, scrapping coverage of the Federal Employers' Liability Act, canceling Railroad Retirement for new employees, opening some routes to private operators using non-union crews, and negotiating wages, work rules, and working conditions free from provisions of the Railway Labor Act." Amtrak told Rail...
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