Comparing Railroad Retirement Benefits with Social Security Employers and employees covered by the Railroad Retirement Act pay higher retirement taxes than those covered by the Social Security Act, so that railroad retirement benefits remain higher than social security benefits, especially for career employees. Click here for answers to questions about the differences in rail retirement and
Presenting Edmon with the TCU check are, from left, Vice President John Ross, Local Chairman Mike Schicker, Janet Edmon, President Joyce Johnson and Financial Secretary-Treasurer Richard Anderson. When Janet Edmon, a member of Local 805 in Fort Worth, Texas, lost her home in a house fire late in the year 2007, she soon found out
Aetna Audit Non-Responders at Amtrak Lose Rail Pass Benefit, Too June 19, 2008–According to the carrier, all dependent medical, dental and rail pass benefits have been terminated for all those union members who did not respond to the numerous requests from insurance company Aetna for dependent information. To check benefits status or get further information,
February 14, 2008—In the Pacific Northwest, seen here at the February 5 meeting of Amtrak Lodge 2513 in Portland, Oregon, are, from left to right, (seated) Financial Secretary-Treasurer Brad Brailsford and Local Chairman Kevin Graham; (standing) Board of Trustees Member Mark Rachford, President Nancy Wolkenhauer, Chair of the Board of Trustees Sylvia Mollers, new Board
Dues for most TCU members who are actively working will increase by $3.20 per month, effective April 1, 2008. In cases where dues are normally deducted a month in advance, the April increase will be deducted in March. The April dues increase is mandated by Article 26, Section 2(b) of the TCU Constitution which sets
February 6, 2008—President George W. Bush has presented Congress with a $3.1 trillion budget for Fiscal Year 2009 and once again he proposes cutting Amtrak to a level that would cripple the service. The Bush Budget proposes 40% less than what Amtrak received for FY 2008. Amtrak received $1.325 billion for FY 2008. The President
ARASA Division MofE • Summary analysis of the January 18, 2008 M of E tentative agreement • Full text of the MofE agreement ARASA Division MofW • Summary analysis of the January 18, 2008 MofW tentative agreement • Full text of the MofW agreement Seen in the photo on the day of the signing of the tentative
Summary analysis of the January 18, 2008 tentative agreement Full text of the agreement Seen in the photo at the signing of the tentative agreement are: from left, seated—Bill Bohne (IBEW), Gary Maslanka (TWU), Carmen Div. General Pres. Rich Johnson (TCU) and Robert Roach (IAM); standing—Jim Myer (IBEW), Alex Kummant (Amtrak), U.S. Rep. James L.
“Agitate, educate, organize!” What better day to dedicate a statue of Samuel Gompers, the union leader whose words those are, than Labor Day? International Representative Sam Siriano was on hand in Chicago’s Gompers Park on September 3, 2007 to represent TCU and its Allied Services Division at the ceremony. The ASD was one of the
January 23, 2008—At the regular monthly meeting held in Columbus, Ohio, officers of TCU Lodge 6760 were installed for the next three year term. Seen here from left are Local Chairman Steve Wilhelm, Board of Trustees Chairman Steve Pequignot, FST/Recording Secretary Rob Reisinger and President Phil Amadon. Not seen is newly-elected Vice President R. Lance Wagner. Also at
