100 Railroad Safety Experts Get Refresher at NLC

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ATDA, BLET, BMWED, BRS, Hazmat Training, Health and Safety, IBB, National Labor College, NCFO, OSHA, TCU, TWU, UTU

Last month, more than 100 regional peer trainers gathered at National Labor College to participate in a refresher course designed to maintain current skills and to teach new ones.

The Regional Peer Trainer Refresher is an annual event than ensures these trainers are of the highest quality as they carry vital safety information to their coworkers in safety briefings, company-sponsored training sessions and union meetings. Most peer instructors are full-time rail workers and members and/or local officers of affiliated rail unions. The training provides a forum for the exchange of new ideas and information.

Weekly Series: And Baby Makes it a Balancing Act for Boilermaker

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Construction Management, IBB, online degree

Mark “Wes” Jorden, an IBB Local 374 member, doesn’t have a lot of extra time on his hands. It’s difficult enough for him to balance his 80-hour work weeks and a newborn son which fill his days and nights.

Still, Wes, of Hammond, IN, thinks that there’s no better use of the spare time he has than by pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Construction Management online through National Labor College.

“Last summer, my wife and I checked out NLC. We met with the faculty and talked with a coordinator. We liked it right away and it has turned out to be a great decision,” says the five-year member of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers (IBB).

NLC is the ideal choice for working people who want to finish their degrees. It’s not easy to finish college, but it’s well worth it.

New Weekly Series: Fulfill Your Dreams with NLC

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AFSCME, CSEA, Financial Aid, IAM, IBB, IBEW, LIUNA, National Labor College, online degree, SAG-AFTRA, scholarships, Student Profiles, UA, Union Plus, USW

“It’s true—NLC is the ‘West Point’ for labor.”

Wow! We heard this and many other surprising things when we talked to more than a dozen students for a new blog series called “Fulfill Your Dreams with NLC.”

NLC Aliens, No. Hazmat Simulation, Yes.

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ATDA, BLET, BMWED, BRS, Hazmat Training, IBB, NCFO, OPEIU, TCU, TWU, UTU

No, there wasn’t an alien invasion on campus last month, but there were certainly men and women in blue and green suits surrounded by caution tape and orange cones.