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King Coal Oil Train Disaster NNIVER H A S T A 0 R 5 Y 1 P R N O O I U D N U T O E 1863-2013 B B O E T AM D E OU RICAN PR NNIVER H A S T A 0 R 5 Y L OCOMOTIVE E NGINEERS & T RAINMEN 1 P R N O O I U D N U T O E 1863-2013 B B O E T AM D E OU RICAN PR JVolumeournal 116 | No. 3 | Fall 2013 WWW.BLE-T.ORG Steam Days Retired Division 182 member Bill Mullins gives a first-hand account of what it was like to work on a steam locomotive King Coal WHY COal IS SO VItal TO OreGON’S ECONOMY Oil Train Disaster QuebeC deraIlment INFluenCES U.S. REGulatIONS Celebrating Also inside Heritageour �� 1964: DIVISION 3 MEMBER Legislative Update W.E. SHERRICK AT THE THROTTLE IN BLET Auxiliary News COLLINWOOD YARD, CLEVELAND, OH Published by the BLET, a division of the Rail Conference, International Brotherhood of Teamsters ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| BLET President’s Message BY D ENNIS R. P IERCE , BLET NAT IONA L P R E SIDE N T Welfarereform TIME FOR CHANGE AS CORPORATE GREED RUNS WILD AT WALMART aving grown up Walmart heirs are four of the in a small rural 10 richest people in America. town in Nebraska Their names and net worth where Walmart are as follows: Christy Wal- Hwiped out all of the mom and ton, $35.4 billion: Jim Walton, pop stores around the town $33.8 billion; Alice Walton, square, I know firsthand how $33.5 billion; and S. Robson hard it is to avoid this mon- Walton, $33.3 billion. None ster company. Not only were of the Waltons are entrepre- countless small businesses neurs, and their fortunes are crushed when Walmart came based on an inheritance from to town, countless employees one of the chain’s founders. of those small businesses This corporate greed goes were put out on the street at beyond just the company’s the same time. This didn’t owners. In the normal world just occur in the small town of corporate America, the I grew up in; it has occurred pay of an average Chief Ex- time and time again all across ecutive Officer (CEO) is 300 this country. times greater than the av- To add insult to injury, erage employee, which is a and even though Walmart is There are many ways in health care. In other words, crime against working class spending millions on a public which taxpayers who do not we taxpayers are subsidizing Americans in and of itself. relations campaign showing shop at Walmart subsidize Walmart’s huge corporate At Walmart, the CEO’s pay happy employees, Walmart the store’s corporate profits. profits, whether or not we is 1,034 times greater, and is at the bottom of the food One such way is Walmart’s re- shop at Walmart. Walmart’s net income rose chain when it comes to the fusal to pay for its employees’ Recently, the U.S. House to $17 billion last year. This is wages they pay and the ben- health care. For example, if an Committee on Education not a case of a company that efits that they provide to their “associate” needs to work 40 and the Workforce studied cannot afford to treat its em- employees. In many commu- hours per week to qualify for Walmart’s business practices. ployees to a true living wage nities, these are the same em- Walmart’s health care plan, It revealed a study by the state with decent benefits. ployees who lost their jobs at then Walmart managers of Wisconsin’s Medicaid pro- Walmart’s wages are so low the mom and pop small busi- schedule workers to consis- gram, which estimated that a it’s astonishing. In November, nesses that Walmart crushed, tently work 39 hours or less single 300-person Walmart employees at a Walmart in and whose only chance at em- per week. Those who don’t Supercenter store would cost Canton, Ohio, actually set ployment is now to take the qualify are forced to rely on Wisconsin taxpayers at least up food collection bins in the pittance that Walmart offers. government assistance for $904,542 per year, and pos- employee break room to help I haven’t set foot inside of their health care benefits be- sibly up to $1,744,590 per year, “associates in need” prepare a Walmart store in years, yet cause their wages are too low or about $5,815 per Walmart their Thanksgiving dinners. the mega-chain still man- for them to afford private in- employee. This perfectly illustrates the ages to mistreat its employ- surance. So Walmart pockets One of the more galling need for Walmart to pay its ees, and at the same time, the money that could be going aspects of this out of control employees higher wages. take money out of my wal- to its employees while taxpay- corporate greed is the fact It is also noteworthy that let. How is this possible? It’s ers — like you and me — foot that the Walton family is al- Walmart is currently involved called Corporate Welfare. the bill for their employees’ ready so incredibly wealthy. Continued on page 26 • 2 BLET JOURNAL NO. 3 • FAll 2013 WWW.BLE-T.ORG Heading eastbound through the rugged Kingman Canyon, BNSF 7315 leads a stack train toward Flagstaff, Ariz., on the BNSF Railway’s Seligman Subdivision on April 24, 2012. (Photo: Chase Gunnoe) Contents ❱❱ JournalL OCOMOTIVE E NGINEERS & T RAINMEN Published by the BLET, »» ON THE COVER: The third in a series of commemorative covers a division of the Rail Conference, using photos from the BLET Archives to honor the Brotherhood’s International Brotherhood 150th anniversary in 2013. Division 3 member W.E. Sherrick at the of Teamsters throttle of a New York Central locomotive at Collinwood Yard WWW . BLE - T . ORG (Cleveland, Ohio), on September 10, 1964. (Photo: BLET Archives) BLET Advisory Board EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Dennis R. Pierce National President 1370 Ontario St., Mezzanine Cleveland, OH 44113-1702 E [email protected] E. Lee Pruitt First Vice-President & Alternate President 1370 Ontario St., Mezzanine Cleveland, OH 44113-1702 E [email protected] William C. Walpert National Secretary-Treasurer 1370 Ontario St., Mezzanine Cleveland, OH 44113-1702 E [email protected] VICE PRESIDENTS John P. Tolman National Legislative Representative 25 Louisiana Ave. N.W., 7th Floor Washington, D.C. 20001 E [email protected] 4 Marcus J. Ruef 178 Fairway Dr. Departments Features Charles Town, WV 25414-5833 E [email protected] News 4 12 Guest Comment: J.L. Dayton Michael D. Twombly BLET General Chairman discusses Column by E. Lee Pruitt 8 70 High St. the importance of coal to the Oregon’s Andover, MA 01810 E Column by Bill Walpert 9 (and the nation’s) economy. [email protected] Gil L. Gore Columns by James P. Hoffa 14 Steam Days: W.W. Mullins 4016 Paige Janette Dr. and John Murphy, IBT 10 Retired BLET member gives us a Harvey, LA 70058 E [email protected] Legislative Update 18 first-hand account of what it was like Michael D. Priester Last Runs 22 to work as a fireman during the era of 247 Opera House St. steam locomotives. Henderson, NV 89012 BLET Auxiliary 28 E [email protected] BLET Merchandise 30 Cole W. Davis 20 Holman Rd. Moberly, MO 65270 E [email protected] Stephen J. Bruno 3428 Primrose Rd. Philadelphia, PA 19114 E [email protected] R.C. (Rick) Gibbons BLET Vice President 7126 North Norton Gladstone, MO 64119 22 E [email protected] The Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen Journal (ISSN: 1553-5010 USPS: 120) is published quarterly John Bentley Jr. for $10.00 per year (single copies $3.00) by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, Director of Public Relations & Editor E [email protected] 25 Louisiana Ave. N.W., 7th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001. Periodicals postage paid at Washington, D.C. POSTMASTER, please send address changes to: Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen Journal, BLET Record Bill Joyce Department, 1370 Ontario St., Cleveland, OH 44113-1702. Copyright 2013. All rights reserved. Reproduction Art Director & Assistant Editor in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. Widows of BLET members will receive E [email protected] free subscriptions upon request to: BLET Record Dept., 1370 Ontario St., Cleveland, OH 44113-1702. National Division 1370 Ontario St., Mezzanine WWW.BLE-T.ORG BLET JOURNAL NO. 3 • FAll 2013 3 Cleveland, OH 44113-1702 up front MARK YOUR CALENDARS : BLET announces 2014 regional meetings he BLET National Division has announced the dates and locations for the four region- T al meetings next year. These meetings are beneficial to all BLET members in several ways, offering the opportunity for education and training, network- ing with fellow railroaders, time for family, and a chance for per- sonal interaction with BLET Na- tional Division officers. The dates and locations of the four Cleveland Rocks: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a major tourist attraction regional meetings are as follows: for Cleveland, which is the host city for the 2014 EUMA. Photo: Positively Cleveland JUNE 15-19, 2014 JUNE 29-JULY 3, 2014 AUGUST 4-8, 2014 SEPTEMBER 7-11, 2014 87th Annual SMA 74th Annual IWC 76th Annual 79th Annual Savannah, Ga. Minneapolis, Minn. EUMA SWCM Arrangements Chairman D.C. Arrangements Chairman Dickey, Local Chairman of David K. Brown, Chairman of Cleveland, Ohio St.
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