MTA board member skewers LIRR for keeping workers caught in phony ID scam on the job: ‘Unconscionable’

An MTA board member torched Long Island Rail Road leadership Wednesday for not firing dozens of workers caught in a brazen ...

LIRR worker axed, others on the block after bombshell MTA probe over phony ID cards

One LIRR worker was fired and others were disciplined after a two-year cloned-card scandal at the railroad, according to a ...

MTA Board member James O'Donnell: LIRR workers 'skated' in time-fraud scandal

The board member also questioned why only one of the 36 workers implicated in the alleged scheme have been fired by the ...
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Veteran Railroad Worker Took Management’s “No Overtime” Policy Literally, So He Clocked Out Early And Left A Two Mile Train Blocking The Steel Mill

The post Veteran Railroad Worker Took Management’s “No Overtime” Policy Literally, So He Clocked Out Early And Left A Two ...
The Decatur Daily

How Can Injured Railroad Workers Access Funding While a FELA Lawsuit Is Pending

Railroad workers face demanding and dangerous conditions every day. When an injury happens on the job, it can turn life upside down in an instant. Medical bills, household expenses, and ...
Hoodline

Medway Authorities Mitigate Threat After Discovery of Explosives in Retired Railroad Worker's Collection

Bomb squad responds to explosives found in a retired railroad worker's collection in Medway, Massachusetts; public safety ...
The Inlander

Some BNSF workers say a Kafkaesque scheduling system has turned railroad work into a dangerous nightmare

Like other corporations, the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway sent out a flier to their employees encouraging them to get plenty of rest to prepare for the Daylight Saving Time change in March.

‘Commercial-grade’ explosives pulled from retired railroad worker’s Medway home, police say

The retired railroad worker had retained the explosives as part of a collection of “historic railroad items, officials said.