April 2, 2007 — In a letter to rail union leaders, Railroad Retirement Board Labor Member V. M. Speakman calls attention to a situation which sometimes arises in cases involving disability anuity applications under the Railroad Retirement Act. ”An employee cannot file an application for a disability annuity until he or she is no longer on the
The Pension Protection Act of 2006, enacted last August, contains provisions which affect payments made by the Railroad Retirement Board to the divorced spouses of railroad employees. More »
Good news arrived during the 2006 end of year holidays for members of New Jersey Transit M/W Lodge 5045 members: they ratified new terms of their agreement with the carrier during the Christmas week. It took “diligence and perseverance” for the negotiating committee, led by General Chairman Tony Longo, to get to this conclusion, Supervisors
March 2007 —To become a carman and a member of TCU’s Carmen Division, an individual has to learn the ropes as an apprentice. That training counts for all involved—new carman, his or her fellow employees, the employer and the community. Knowing how to do the job right is what keeps everything and everybody safe. Union
New Assistant International Rep Starts Building Skills at Week-long Briefwriter’s Seminar Dave Cullinan, the newly-appointed Assistant International Representative for Unit 46, spent the week of July 13 at TCU headquarters in Rockville honing his skills in membership representation. Seen above in the center, he studied with Industry Relations Executive Director Debbie Horrell and IR Director Darwin Kubasiewicz.
During the closing hours of the 109th Congress, the U.S. Senate passed H.R. 5483, the Railroad Retirement Disability Earnings Act of 2006. President Bush signed the bill into law on Friday, January 12. It became effective immediately. This bill increases the amount of money that an individual on disability can earn—without affecting his or her Railroad
NMB Members Confirmed by Senate December 9, 2006 The Senate confirmed the appointment of two members of the National Mediation Board on December 9, 2006. Elizabeth Dougherty joins the Board December 13 as a new member. She will finish the term of outgoing member and chairman Edward J. Fitzmaurice, Jr, through June 30, 2007, and
The Legislative Watch is prepared by TCU National Legislative Director and IVP Bob Davis. Here is the most recent issue. Final Report, 110th Congress, released. Click here for the report issued January 2009.
Kentucky River Decision Does Not Affect Membership of TCU Supervisors On October 3, the National Labor Relations Board issued a potentially devastating ruling regarding a number of separate cases in the health care field which are collectively referred to as ‘Kentucky River’ or ‘the Kentucky River decision.’ The decision broadly reclassifies as ‘supervisors’ thousands of
