Category Archives: TCU Blog

TCU Members are Eligible for UnionPlus Mortgage Program

The Union Plus Mortgage program, with financing offered through Wells Fargo Home Mortgage assists union members, their parents and children with buying or refinancing a home while also receiving exclusive union member benefits. Benefits such as mortgage assistance loans and strike assistance grants are available for qualified TCU/IAM members in need of financial support. Members

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TCU Delegates Attend 2017 IAM Transportation Conference

The 2017 IAM Transportation Conference concluded on Wednesday, April 12. The biennial conference was the most well-attended conference in the Transportation Department’s history with more than 600 delegates and over 200 from TCU. The highly successful conference had a diverse list of speakers, including IAM International President Robert Martinez, Jr., GVP Stand Pickthall, TCU/IAM National

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Edward Wytkind: Fast Trains Will Not Just Show Up at the Station

Edward Wytkind, President of the Transportation Trades Department AFL-CIO (TTD) of which TCU is a member, stated: As President Trump has called for new investments in our infrastructure, he has routinely criticized our nation’s passenger rail system, lamenting America’s lack of ‘fast trains’. There is no denying that America should have more frequent and faster

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Comparison of Benefits Under Railroad Retirement and Social Security

Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) Release: 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 RRB has released a questions

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