TCU recently reached a Tentative Agreement (TA) with CSX Intermodal Terminals, Inc. This agreement will be going out for ratification by the members working at CSX Intermodal next week. The TA largely followed the pattern of PEB 250 – 22% General wage increases (24% compounded) over the life of the agreement as well as $5,000
The deadline to vote on the National Agreement ratification was 3pm EST, today. The National Agreement has been ratified by the Clerical and the Carmen membership. The new, independent electronic voting process allowed for more membership engagement than ever before seen for a National ratification. 58% of the Carmen covered by National Handling voted in
Ratification is now underway for all Carmen and clerical members working under the National Freight Agreement. Members should have already received the voting instructions and material access to all the agreement related documents. Voting will continue through September 14 at 3:00 pm EST. Following the recommendations of PEB 250, TCU/IAM and the Brotherhood of Railway
Today, TCU/IAM reached a Tentative Agreement with the National Carrier’s Conference Committee (NCCC). This Agreement will now go out for ratification by the members. The Tentative Agreement secures all of the recommendations of PEB 250. Under the terms of this Agreement, employees will receive the highest General Wage Increases ever achieved through National Bargaining –
TCU/IAM, Brotherhood of Railway Carmen and the Machinist from the IAM Rail Division met last week to begin the process for reaching a Tentative Agreement with the NCCC. PEB 250 provided the framework for us to reach an agreement with record high wage increases without sacrificing any of the great benefits of our insurance plans.
TCU has reached an agreement on TTX, increasing hourly wages. This agreement will benefit over 1,200 TCU members. The new agreement will increase the base rate on October 1, 2022 by $3.25 and will provide an extra $6,760.00 additional income for the full rate employees per year based on straight-time hours only. This agreement will
The hearings for PEB 250 wrapped up yesterday and we expect to receive the PEB recommendation in the coming weeks. In my previous update on Sunday I shared a link to both the Organization and Carrier proposals that were being presented to the PEB. The Unions, together with our economist, attorneys and other expert
PEB 250 kicked off this afternoon in Washington D.C. Hearings will continue tomorrow and throughout the week in front of three very capable and qualified arbitrators who were appointed by President Biden. TCU/IAM and Brotherhood of Railway Carmen are part of the coalition that includes all of Rail Labor and we look forward to presenting
President Biden signed an Executive Order establishing a Presidential Emergency Board, effective July 18, 2022, to help resolve an ongoing dispute between major freight rail carriers and their unions. Keeping supply chains running means keeping America’s railways running. In making the decision to create the Presidential Emergency Board, the President has considered input from relevant
After more than two years of fruitless negotiations with the various class 1 railroads and after three weeks of in-person meetings in Washington, DC, the National Mediation Board has offered arbitration to rail unions, including the IAM, Transportation Communications Union (TCU/IAM) and TCU/IAM Brotherhood Railway Carmen Division (BRC) members. All unions in our coalition plan
