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6,600 UNION PACIFIC TEAMSTERS RATIFY CONTRACT
Thousands of maintenance of way workers at Union Pacific (UP) have voted to ratify a strong new contract. They are represented by the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division (BMWED) of the Teamsters Rail Conference.
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