On April 16th TCU members resoundingly ratified a CSX Intermodal agreement, with an outstanding 56% of eligible members participating and voting strongly in favor of the agreement. Prior to ratification, National Vice President Matt Hollis, assisted by Local Chairmen Reggie Carter and Jon Bailey, attended lodge meetings, visited 16 properties, held numerous conference calls, and
Joe Kelly, TVM Terminal Agent is scheduled to retire June 1, 2018 after almost 42 years of dedicated service to NJ Transit and Conrail. Joseph Kelly began his career December 10, 1976 with Conrail Immediately after he graduated from Dover High School at the tender age of eighteen. He was especially excited to become a
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By recognizing social and economic justice as one and the same, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. understood the immense power working people have when they come together. He saw union representation as the clearest path out of poverty and into the middle class, and fought for the rights of all people to have good jobs
TCU/IAM is happy to report that the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) recently found in favor of TCU/IAM in a charge filed by the union against BNSF Railway. Recently, BNSF implemented an invasive medical reporting requirement (Rule 26.3.1), which required employees to disclose highly personal medical information to the company each time the
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 who have 30 or more years of service. The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) has released a questions and answers
Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposed $37.4 billion state budget adds $242 million more into NJ Transit. Added funding for the agency’s operations would be in addition to $141 million allocated in the fiscal year 2018 budget for a total of $383 million for NJ Transit operations in fiscal year 2019, according to budget documents released Tuesday. Murphy
The Association of American Railroads (AAR), on behalf of itself and its member railroads, recently petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for a waiver of compliance from Federal railroad safety regulations which require brake tests to be performed on a train when it has been off-air for four hours. AAR specifically requests that the four-hour
In a recent statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka he expressed solidarity with public school teachers in West Virginia: “The victory for teachers and public employees in West Virginia is a true testament to their activism and an important reminder of the power of working people to improve the lives of everyone. Whether it is
By an overwhelming vote TCU Members have ratified the Amtrak Agreement. Clerks Voting 98.67% in favor Carmen Voting 95.85% in favor *ASWC On-Board Service Workers Voting 90.53% in favor ARASA MofW Voting 94.66% in favor ARASA MofE Voting 97.85% in favor ARASA OBS Voting 98% in favor “A solid vote of confidence by the membership
