From left: TCU Assistant National Legislative Director Tony Padilla, Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, IAM GVP Robert Roach and TCU International President Bob Scardelletti. TCU International President Bob Scardelletti, Robert Roach GVP IAM, and Tony Padilla TCU Assistant National Legislative Director met with Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood at the Transportation Trades Department of the AFL-CIO
President Obama spoke to the AFL-CIO Executive Council by electronic means and made it clear that he intends to pass the Employee Free Choice Act. His comments are reassuring particularly in the wake of efforts by opponents to try to put the measure on the back burner. In his remarks President Obama promised that labor
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, better known as the stimulus act, contains many provisions that affect railroad workers. Forefront of these is the additional 13 weeks of unemployment benefits to qualifying railroad workers who have exhausted the benefits normally provided under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA). The stimulus package also will
In a Senate vote delayed by Republicans for over 40 days Representative Hilda Solis (D-CA) was confirmed as Secretary of Labor by a margin of 80 to 17. In the vote 56 Democrats and 24 Republicans voted for confirmation. All 17 votes against were cast by Republicans. Rep. Solis has worked tirelessly to expand job training programs,
February 12, 2009– The Terminal Railway Alabama State Docks members, represented by TCU Unit 3, have ratified an agreement by an overwhelming margin. This agreement will run through 2012 and settles TCU’s outstanding Section 6 notices concerning wages, rules and working conditions. This agreement will also provide the same level of health and welfare benefits
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, popularly known as the Stimulus Bill, was signed into law February 17, by President Barack Obama. The final bill contains billions of funds for rail and transit projects, and should lead to the creation of new jobs on Amtrak, commuters, transit agencies, and even freight railroads. President
Amtrak President Joe Boardman sent a letter to the President of the Senate Joe Biden (D-DE) and the Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to ask congress to provide enough funding for Amtrak to pay its contractual obligations in 2009. The back pay, recommendations of the presidential emergency board, agreements Amtrak made in 2008
$20 million of unemployment benefits will be extended to railroad workers now that changes have been added to The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act signed by President Obama on February 17, 2009. The Railroad Retirement Board created the language, and TCU Assistant National Legislative Director Tony Padilla Lobbied members of the conference committee, that provides
Q & A for Federal Income Tax and Railroad Retirement benefits. Click here for the report.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, or the economic stimulus package as most have come to know it, passed the Senate on February 10, 2009. This package includes over $838 Billion in relief to the American economy. The House version includes over $819 Billion. The act will now go to conference committee to
