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Freight-train rule sets crews at 2 minimum

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Major freight railroads will have to maintain two-person crews on most routes under a new federal rule that was finalized Tuesday in a milestone in organized labor's long fight to preserve the practice.

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  1. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Freight railroads must keep 2-person crews, according to new federal rule 2 years in the making (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer Major freight railroads will have to maintain two-person crews on most routes under a new federal rule that was finalized Tuesday in a milestone in organized labor’s long fight to preserve the practice.

  2. Washington Times

    Freight railroads must keep 2-person crews, according to new federal rule (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Major freight railroads will have to maintain two-person crews on most routes under a new federal rule that was finalized Tuesday.

  3. Valdosta Daily Times

    Freight railroads must keep 2-person crews, according to new federal rule first proposed under Obama (opens Valdosta Daily Times)

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    Valdosta Daily Times's feed description

    Major freight railroads will have to maintain two-person crews in most circumstances under a new federal rule. The Transportation Department’s Federal Railroad Administration released the details Tuesday of the rule

  4. New York Times

    U.S. Finalizes Rule Requiring Two-Person Crews on Freight Trains (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The regulation ensures that the nation’s largest freight railroads will not be able to reduce the number of workers aboard their trains from today’s status quo.

  5. The Oregonian

    Freight railroads must keep 2-person crews under new federal rules (opens The Oregonian)

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    The Oregonian's feed description

    Railroads have sought the discretion to operate trains with only one person and move conductors to ground-based jobs.

  6. Washington Examiner

    Freight railroads must keep two-person crews, according to new federal rule (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Major freight railroads will have to maintain two-person crews on most routes under a new federal rule that was finalized Tuesday.

  7. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Freight-train rule sets crews at 2 minimum (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    Major freight railroads will have to maintain two-person crews on most routes under a new federal rule that was finalized Tuesday in a milestone in organized labor's long fight to preserve the practice.

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