Job Insurance for TCU Members
With LECMPA job insurance, TCU members protect themselves from wage loss due to discipline.
Democrats Question Chairman Mica on FAA Authorization Bill
Senate leaders questioned the House Republicans’ answer to a transportation infrastructure package, that Senate Democrats unveiled last week as the second piece of President Obama’s jobs-creation package. In a letter sent to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John Mica (R-FL), Senator Boxer (D-CA) questioned the differences in the funding numbers that he proposes. This
Railroad Retirement Earning Limits and Benefits will Increase in 2012
Most railroad retirement annuities are scheduled to increase in January 2012 on the basis of the rise in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from the third quarter of 2008. Railroad retirement annuitants subject to earnings restrictions can earn more in 2012 without having their benefits reduced, as a result of increases in earnings limits indexed
AMTRAK NEWS – MUST READ
The following news articles have great relevance to the current situation at Amtrak. This page will continue to be updated with the important articles that effect Amtrak and the TCU members working for Amtrak. Democrats Hope Amtrak Ridership Record Stalls Rail Privatization Efforts – CQ Quarterly October 2011House Committees 2012 Budget Would End Most Amtrak
2012 Election Campaign Starts Now
We are approaching one of the most critical elections for American workers in our nation’s history. Anyone who doubts that should talk to public workers in Wisconsin, Ohio and a host of other states where anti-worker Republicans have captured statehouses and state legislatures. Can you imagine a Wisconsin-type Governor in the White House? With a
HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE’S 2012 BUDGET WOULD END MOST AMTRAK SERVICE
The House Committee on Appropriations’ Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee recently passing the fiscal year 2012 budget, which would effectively eliminate state-supported and long-distance Amtrak train service. In light of this, TCU and Rail Labor have partnered with the National Association of Railroad Passengers (NARP) and other groups to help educate the riding public
Walter A Barrows Confirmed as Labor Member of the RRB
The U.S. Senate confirmed Walter A. Barrows to serve as the Labor Member of the Railroad Retirement Board. Barrows currently serves as Secretary-Treasurer of the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (BRS). President Barack Obama nominated Barrows for the RRB Labor Member position in March of 2011. Regarding Barrows and other nominees, President Obama said: “I am
Tell Congress – Hands Off Our Negotiated Health Care and Retirement Benefits
The Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction—or “Super Committee”—is working on Capitol Hill to craft a bill aimed at slashing the U.S. budget deficit by $1.5 trillion or more by 2021. The U.S. Congress must pass a deficit reduction bill by January 2012 or there will be mandatory reductions across the board. Several proposals are
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT – Annual Enrollment Effective January 1, 2012 for the Railroad Employees National Health and Welfare Plan
Beginning September 26, 2011, Railroad Enrollment Services will begin mailing the annual enrollment packages to eligible Railroad employees for coverage under The Railroad Employees National Health and Welfare Plan (H&W Plan). Enrollment in the H&W Plan will provide coverage for railroad employees and their eligible dependents effective January 1, 2012. The enrollment period for the
RRB Announces the Retirement of V.M. Speakman
The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) announced the retirement of V.M. Speakman. V. M. Speakman Jr. was appointed Labor Member of the Board by President George H.W. Bush in 1992 upon the recommendation of the Railway Labor Executives’ Association (RLEA). The agency’s longest-serving Labor Member, he was reappointed to additional terms of office by President Clinton
House Spending Bill Would Gut Amtrak, Highway and Transit Programs
Amtrak, highway and transit programs would take a big hit in the proposed FY 2012 Transportation-HUD spending bill released Wednesday by House appropriators. Overall, the bill would provide $217 million less than current levels and $19.8 billion less than Obama requested. While the Transportation Department would receive a modest increase in discretionary funds, Amtrak, highway