TCU/IAM members on New Jersey Transit have overwhelmingly ratified new contracts with New Jersey Transit, with yes votes ranging from 90% to 94%. Voter turnout was high in all three TCU/IAM crafts – ARASA, Carmen and Clerical. The successful vote follows similar yes votes by every union that has completed ratification – Brotherhood of Maintenance
NR Miller with former GC Kris Stark/Amtrak OBS. He had 33 years of service.
From left to right — Local 5087 officers A.J. Pretko, VP, Celeste young, GC, Tom Ferretti, PR, and John Vandyke, FST/RS. ARASA National Representative Mike Miller standing in back.
Following growing opposition from Capitol Hill and the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) announced today that they are ceasing efforts to merge with Norfolk Southern (NS), citing “no clear path to a friendly merger at this time.” This is a major win for workers on both carriers, as well as
On April 3, 2016, Amtrak Train #89 collided with a backhoe performing track maintenance work in the Northeast Corridor near Chester, PA. The accident took the lives of two Amtrak track workers and injured approximately three dozen passengers aboard the train. TCU ARASA Lodge 5092 member Peter Adamovich was the supervisor who tragically lost his
Railroad employees frequently ask the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) how the acceptance of a buy-out from a railroad employer affects their future eligibility for benefits under the Railroad Retirement and Railroad Unemployment Insurance Acts. Click here to read a questions and answers provide information on this subject.
The past week has not been kind to fans of a merger between Canadian Pacific (CP) and Norfolk Southern (NS). After House Transportation & Infrastructure Chairman Bill Shuster came out in opposition, the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division and the U.S. Army both issued their own calls to pump the brakes. On Thursday,
In a short statement released this morning, House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) stated his opposition to the prospect of a merger between Canadian Pacific (CP) and Norfolk Southern (NS). CP has been attempting a semi-hostile takeover of NS, vying to apply an unusual voting trust structure and make a direct appeal
TCU, IAM Delegation at the NJT NegotiationsFront row left to right: Jason Tiller, Mike Miller, Anthony Stevens, Joe Vicari, Mark Perez, Artie MarateaBack row left to right:Glenn McCrostie, Jason McMahon, Billy DeCarlo, Don Grissom, Joel Parker, John Lacey Washington, D.C., March 11, 2016 –Transportation Communications Union (TCU) as part of a coalition of 13 unions
Below are just some of the news clips surrounding the ongoing negotiations with New Jersey Transit and the rail labor coalition that has been negotiating for a contract for almost five years. Under the Railway Labor Act, the union coalition is free to strike after March 13. Asbury Park Press How NJ Transit landed on
