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![Rail Union Courses Funded by NIEHS Worker Training Program Help Educate Rural and Tribal Rail Workers on Health and Safety](https://teamstersafety.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img868433.jpg)
Rail Union Courses Funded by NIEHS Worker Training Program Help Educate Rural and Tribal Rail Workers on Health and Safety
Railroad workers in communities near the Navajo Nation territory received important safety training on April 10-14 in Winslow, Ariz., thanks... read more →
May 6, 2019
![Drug-testing for DOT employees expanded to include opioids](https://teamstersafety.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/hydrocodone-600x400.jpg)
Drug-testing for DOT employees expanded to include opioids
Washington – The Department of Transportation will include four semi-synthetic opioids in its drug-testing program for DOT employees, according to a final... read more →
May 6, 2019
![Carrier ordered to pay driver $17k for refused load firing](https://teamstersafety.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/journey-to-drive.jpeg)
Carrier ordered to pay driver $17k for refused load firing
Central Cal Transportation must pay a driver $16,723 after the Department of Labor concluded the carrier violated whistleblower protection by... read more →
May 6, 2019
![FMCSA outlines return-to-duty status for ELD out-of-service violations](https://teamstersafety.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/ELD-179PH-2017-01-13-09-59-768x432-600x400.jpg)
FMCSA outlines return-to-duty status for ELD out-of-service violations
Enforcers will begin issuing out-of-service orders on April 1 to drivers who are found in violation of the U.S. DOT’s electronic... read more →
May 6, 2019
![Journey to Drive: New Apprenticeship Program Puts More Teamsters Behind the Wheel](https://teamstersafety.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/journey-to-drive.jpeg)
Journey to Drive: New Apprenticeship Program Puts More Teamsters Behind the Wheel
Anyone who works in trucking or follows the transportation sector knows there is one topic that has dominated the industry... read more →
May 6, 2019