Walt Barrows, the current labor member on the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB), announced earlier this year that he would like to retire from the Board. John Bragg, currently a Vice President with the Brotherhood of Railway Signalmen (BRS) has expressed an interest in replacing Walt as the Labor Member. John has the support of the
After nine months of bargaining the Union has reached a tentative agreement with Walt Disney World. TCU/IAM represents over 3000 members in a variety of job classifications at Disney World. We are also part of a joint coalition, Service Trades Council Union (STCU), with five other unions representing over 38,000 workers. All six unions unanimously
TCU has added Facebook and Twitter to the web and social media provided from the union. The Facebook page is: https://www.facebook.com/TCUnionHQ The Twitter address is: https://twitter.com/TCUnionHQ Please like, share and re-tweet!
The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) has recently petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for waiver from Federal railroad safety regulations regarding the testing and inspecting of air brakes and an exemption from statutory requirements regarding the movement of defective or insecure equipment. BNSF specifically requests this relief so that FRA will approve a
The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is required by law to submit annual financial reports and triennial actuarial valuations to Congress on the financial condition of the railroad retirement system, as well as annual financial reports on the railroad unemployment insurance system. These reports must also include recommendations for any financing changes which may be advisable
The Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCSR) has petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to allow Class III air brake tests currently required by FRA to be performed at the U.S. / Mexican border by American inspectors to be instead performed by Kansas City Southern de Mexico (KCSM) at one of KCSM’s inspection locations in
What is my Union Contract Worth Click here to view what a TCU contract is worth to a 30 year member retiring today. Cost of Wages & Fringe Benefits as of July 2018: Carman Clerks
Railroad Retirement assets are managed and invested by the National Railroad Retirement Investment Trust, on which retired TCU Vice President Joel Parker serves. Click here to view the quarterly and annual reports on the RRB website. To learn more about the NRRIT, go to the website. Retired TCU VP Parker Serves as Chairman of
President Trump has nominated Erhard Chorlé to fill the position of Chairman of the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB). Erhard R. Chorlé is a Partner in the firm Pedersen and Houpt in Chicago IL. He is part of the firm’s Corporate and Business Counseling Practice Group. He focuses his practice on providing corporate securities, regulatory and government advice
Click here to view the TCU Instagram feed. Click here to view all the photos taken at convention – Password is Mirage Click here to view the IAM Facebook Photo Gallery Bob Scardelletti described this 2018 TCU Convention as the best Convention ever! He proudly declared that the TCU/IAM 119th Anniversary is for everyone to
