What's Inside Volume 16 - Number 1 January 2002 BLE gets support from AFL-CIO affiliates BLE readies for defense FAQs about temporary assessment 2002 BLE Scholarships Railroad Retirement Questions? Reporting events that can affect Railroad Retirement benefits Benefit and financing changes at Railroad Retirement Board Thinking of an early retirement? Security Panel eyes rail intrastructure protection Retirement Board announces revised 2002 payroll taxes Implementation Schedule for new Railroad Retirement bill BLE to conduct training workshops in 2002 The one ring has been found! Advisory Board December 2001 Activity Calendar & Events

Judge rules on remote control A U.S. District Court Judge in Chicago decided on January 14 in a 16 page opinion that the operation of locomotives in terminals and yards by train service employees using remote control technology is a "minor dispute," which should be decided by arbitration. Complete Story BLE files to protect historic rail operating crafts on KCS The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers has filed two position statements with the National Mediation Board (NMB) as it prepares to defend historic rail operating crafts on the Kansas City Southern (KCS) property. Complete Story Bush signs Railroad Retirement bill On December 21, President Bush signed legislation making the Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act of 2001 the official law of the land. Complete Story

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