Presenting Edmon with the TCU check are, from left, Vice President John Ross, Local Chairman Mike Schicker, Janet Edmon, President Joyce Johnson and Financial Secretary-Treasurer Richard Anderson. When Janet Edmon, a member of Local 805 in Fort Worth, Texas, lost her home in a house fire late in the year 2007, she soon found out
February 14, 2008—In the Pacific Northwest, seen here at the February 5 meeting of Amtrak Lodge 2513 in Portland, Oregon, are, from left to right, (seated) Financial Secretary-Treasurer Brad Brailsford and Local Chairman Kevin Graham; (standing) Board of Trustees Member Mark Rachford, President Nancy Wolkenhauer, Chair of the Board of Trustees Sylvia Mollers, new Board
“Agitate, educate, organize!” What better day to dedicate a statue of Samuel Gompers, the union leader whose words those are, than Labor Day? International Representative Sam Siriano was on hand in Chicago’s Gompers Park on September 3, 2007 to represent TCU and its Allied Services Division at the ceremony. The ASD was one of the
January 23, 2008—At the regular monthly meeting held in Columbus, Ohio, officers of TCU Lodge 6760 were installed for the next three year term. Seen here from left are Local Chairman Steve Wilhelm, Board of Trustees Chairman Steve Pequignot, FST/Recording Secretary Rob Reisinger and President Phil Amadon. Not seen is newly-elected Vice President R. Lance Wagner. Also at
Lodge Officers Installed by IVP Lydon Below are Trus. Bd. Chrmn. Pete Anderson, VP Rufus Humphrey, IVP John Lydon, Asst. Int’l. Rep. Earl Lancaster, Local Chrmn./Pres. Alfredo Alvarez, Trus. Bd. Mbr. Oscar Muriel, Jr., Committeeman Carlos Megar and FST Les Bishop. December 11, 2007—At Lodge 938’s meeting today, newly-elected officers repeated their oaths of office and
Joe Sullivan and Don Johnson were among the honorees. Both are members of Lodge 2503. October 29, 2007—A number of TCU members are winners of 2007 President’s Service and Safety Awards at Amtrak. Presentation was made at an awards luncheon held today in Washington, DC. As Amtrak’s President and Chief Executive Officer Alex Kummant himself wrote in
June 19, 2007—TCU’s Dennis O’Malley has been appointed to the Department of Labor’s new 16-member Advisory Committee on Job Corps. O’Malley is director of TCU’s Manpower Training Department which administers the Job Corps Advanced Transportation program at eight facilities nationwide. (Overseeing the work of the TCU department is International Vice President David Steele.) In her announcement, DoL
WRSA System Board 555 held its semi-annual convention in El Paso April 30-May 2, 2007. In elections held May 2, Brian O’Reilly (District 5517) was voted General Chairman and Carla Henderson-Bradley (District 5504) as General Secretary/Vice General Chairperson. Chosen to serve on the Board of Trustees are Chairman Allen Brunson (District 5513) and Members Lloyd Gibson (District
Settlement Reached at Disney World June 6, 2007 —Members of the Service Trades Council at Disney World in Orlando, Florida, finalized a three-year contract Wednesday, June 6, 2007. The contract includes pay hikes of 4-5 percent annually and improves pensions. It runs through October 2, 2010. The Council includes TCU members of District 1908, as well
