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The UTU International is conducting a local treasurers’ workshop at its headquarters in North Olmsted, Ohio, April 23-25. Attendance is limited to 24 registrants. Those interested in attending the workshop should contact the office of the UTU director of updating/auditing department. Call (216) 228-9400, or email Marilyn Spangler at mspangler@smart-union.org. The deadline to register in [...]
The UTU International is conducting a local treasurers’ workshop near Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 26-27, 2013. Attendance is limited to 25 registrants. Those interested in attending the workshop should contact the office of the UTU International general secretary & treasurer to register. Call (216) 228-9400, or email Executive Assistant Nancy Miller at nmiller@smart-union.org. Please register [...]
The UTU International is conducting a Treasurers’ Workshop at its headquarters in North Olmsted, Ohio, Oct. 29-31, 2012. Attendance will be limited to 24 registrants. Those interested in attending the workshop should contact the office of the general secretary & treasurer to register. Call (216) 228-9400, or email Executive Assistant Nancy Miller at n_miller@utu.org. The [...]
Local treasurers should note that employees will continue to receive the benefit of reduced payroll taxes and access to extended unemployment benefits under legislation signed by President Barack Obama on Feb. 22. That law, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, maintains a reduction in the social security payroll tax on [...]
The UTU International will conduct a workshop for local treasurers May 15-17 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cleveland workshop will be held at the UTU International offices in North, Olmsted, Ohio. Attendance is limited to 24 registrants at the Cleveland workshop. Newly elected local treasurers are encouraged to attend. Those interested in attending should contact Nancy Miller, [...]
UTU local treasurers must file Internal Revenue Service forms W-2 and W-3 forms for all employees receiving wages in 2011. The W-2 form reports wages paid to employees, and the Social Security or Railroad Retirement taxes and Medicare taxes withheld, and must be filed with the Social Security Administration by Feb. 29, and provided to [...]
The UTU International will conduct a workshop for treasurers Oct. 18-20 at the UTU headquarters in North Olmsted, Ohio. Attendance is limited to 24 registrants and the deadline to register is Oct. 7. If you are interested in attending the workshop, telephone Executive Assistant Nancy Miller at (216) 228-9400, or email her at n_miller @utu.org. [...]
The Railroad Retirement Board will mail to railroad workers in June their annual Certificate of Service Months and Compensation (Form BA-6), showing creditable railroad service and compensation for 2010. If you do not receive this Form BA-6 by July 1, or if you find the information to be incorrect or incomplete, contact your nearest Railroad [...]
By General Secretary & Treasurer Kim Thompson Just as you balance your personal checkbook and compare income to expenses in making decisions where to spend and where to save, we at UTU International make similar decisions with your dues. Accepting responsibility to protect the interests of our members also includes accepting responsibility to use the [...]
An opinion article recently published by the Financial Times and Fox News, written by conservative financial columnist Liz Peek, takes a nasty and incorrect swipe at Railroad Retirement, saying Railroad Retirement should be eliminated and folded into Social Security. The argument begins with a major falsehood — that Railroad Retirement is costing the American taxpayer. [...]
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The Federal Railroad Administration has issued a new report on the status of fatigue among railroad industry employees. In 2001, the FRA began examining the fatigue status of safety-critical railroad employees by using logbooks to collect work and … (Read More)
The dates and locations of the 2013 UTU regional meetings are: July 1-3: Boston, at the Westin Boston Waterfront July 29-31: Anaheim, Calif., at the Hilton Anaheim Members and attendees can now register online for a UTU regional meeting, as well … (Read More)
