Teamsters Win Some Changes For Rail Workers - 10/23/07

By Doug Cunningham

Teamsters working on railroads have won a victory in the U.S. House. Under the Railroad Safety Improvement Act, camp cars are eliminated and an limbo time decreased. Camp cars are mobile dorms without toilets or clean drinking water that house up to eight rail maintenance workers. Limbo time is time that rail workers are required to be alert and vigilant after their shifts, but they're not paid for it.