Current Information as of November 6

From September 14th thru the 16th the Arkansas State Legislative Board attended the Southwest Convention in St. Louis, Missouri.  We attended many meetings especially the hours of service meeting.  There are still many things to be decided in regards to hours of service bill, as we continue to receive more information, we will update you.  State Chairman Terry Todd, worked the labor booth at the Arkansas State Fair in October with members of the AFL-CIO.  We are continually monitoring the safety hotline, keep up the good work on turning in complaints, this is one way to log all of the safety issues in our work place.  Be sure and keep a record of what you turn in as well for your own personal records.  If anyone has any issues feel free to contact any of us on the Legislative Board, we will be more than happy to assist you.

Safety

If you come across something you feel is unsafe, please

report it to the safety hotline.  Trees overhanging the track,

van issues, or anything you feel could be unsafe.  If you have

any questions feel free to contact one of us.  Thanks for

your help.

New Post

We are trying to keep the monthly update page as current as possible.  Feel free to check it frequently for any updates we may have during each month.  Thanks for taking the time to check out the site.

Governor signs Limo Bill into Law

Picture of the Governor signing the Bill into law

This is Governor Beebe signing our limo bill into law.  Pictured with the Governor are Representative Barbara Nix and members of the AFL-CIO, UTU, and the BLET.  Terry Todd, Robert Lindsey, and James Hoskins were in attendance representing the BLET.

Purpose of our site

This is for information regarding safety, health, FRA issues, legislation in Arkansas and national issues.  Hopefully this will help regarding some questions you may have from time to time.  Keep in mind the website is still under construction, thanks for stopping in.

House Bill 1318

On February 27th, Governor Beebe signed House Bill 1318 into law.  We appreciate everyone’s input, that made this a success.  The bill passed the House 98-0, from there it went to the Senate where it passed 35-0 with an amendment added.  It went back to the House to adopt the amendment and passed on a vote of 100-0.  It will now be known as ACT 243 (The Safe Transportation of Railroad Employees By Contract Carriers Act). Today is a great day and a historic day for rail labor in the state of Arkansas.