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ATDA news updates:
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ATDA President Dowell formally requests FRA investigation after BNSF acknowledges critical Auto Router software defect
Cleveland, Ohio – On 3/27/2024, ATDA President Ed Dowell submitted a letter to FRA Administrator Amit Bose regarding the discovery…
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ATDA leads rail labor protest against CPKC for its refusal to provide paid sick leave
Watch our video of rail labor standing together!!! Kansas City, Missouri – On Saturday, March 16, members from the ATDA…
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ATDA keeping a close watch on new rail technology
PUEBLO, CO – On March 6, 2024, ATDA Vice President Brandon Denucci and Norfolk Southern ATDA General Chairman Nick Serrano,…
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ATDA Celebrates International Women’s Day
Cleveland, Ohio – On this International Women’s Day of 2024, the ATDA celebrates the women of our organization, and their…
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Nick Gilbert elected Trinity Rail General Chairman
Irving, Texas – The Trinity Rail members have elected Nick Gilbert to serve as General Chairman through 2025. The ATDA…
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ATDA responds to NS train collision
Northampton County, PA March 2, 2024– Earlier this morning, ATDA was notified by FRA that there was a NS 3…
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Jason Maxfield elected BNSF General Chairman
Fort Worth, Texas – The BNSF members have elected Jason Maxfield to serve as General Chairman through 2025. Maxfield is…
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ATDA advocates for Railway Safety Act at Los Angeles rally
Los Angeles, CA – On February 22, ATDA President Dowell, BNSF Member Kevin Ketcham, and Executive Assistant to the President…
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MRL Train Dispatchers from the BNSF System Committee Ratify Agreement
Missoula, Montana – BNSF System Committee’s MRL Train Dispatchers have ratified an agreement that will potentially slow the transfer of…
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ATDA President Dowell hosts 1st Quarter General Chair Zoom call
On Tuesday, February 13, ATDA President Ed Dowell hosted the Organization’s 1st Quarter General Chair Zoom call. Demonstrating the Organization’s…
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American Train Dispatchers Association and Norfolk Southern partner to improve quality-of-life
Norfolk Southern and the American Train Dispatchers Association (ATDA) have partnered to provide a significant quality-of-life enhancement for guaranteed assigned…
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ATDA President Dowell rebukes CPKC for its hypocrisy in purchasing stadium naming rights while stripping paid sick leave from Train Dispatchers
Download and view President Dowell’s letter February 5, 2024 Dear CPKC Shareholders, Stakeholders and Concerned Citizens, During its fourth…
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