Job Insurance for TCU Members
With LECMPA job insurance, TCU members protect themselves from wage loss due to discipline.
President Scardelletti to Senate Energy Bill Sponsors: “Don’t Hurt Rail Jobs!”
TCU President Bob Scardelletti has weighed in on pending Senate energy legislation, cosponsored by Sens. John Kerry and Joe Lieberman. In a letter to the two Senate sponsors of the American Power Act, President Scardelletti criticized the bill’s aggressive timetable for shutting down coal plants. “This aggressive policy will have severe negative consequences for the
Republicans Sign Resolution Against NMB Rule Change
At least 30 Republican Senators have signed a Resolution of Disapproval against the recent NMB ruling allowing for representation elections to be counted by a majority of the votes cast. These Senators want a non vote to be counted as a no. “These lawmakers are willing to sign their names to a document in that
TCU Supports Funding Bill to Help Transit Agencies Across the Country
An emergency transit funding bill introduced May 25th by Senator Chris Dodd (D CT) and co-sponsored by Senators Frank R. Lautenberg and Robert Menendez, both (D-NJ), Sherrod Brown (D OH) Richard Durbin (D IL), Kristen Gillibrand (D NY), Jack Reed (D RI) and Charles Schumer (D NY) could bring $2 billion to public transit systems
TCU Supervisors Attend Amtrak Safety Fairs to Heighten Safety Awareness
Front Row Jim Castiglia Asst. Supervisor C&S, Elmer Glassing Supervisor C&S, Bob Dube Supervisor M/E, Mark Manning ARASA Safety Liaison Back Row – Joe DiGiacomo Supervisor C&S, Dave Swain, Supervisor M/E, Bob Bailey, Supervisor Track, Lou Pierce, Supervisor M/E & myself The purpose of these fairs is to heighten safety awareness on the
United Health Care Announces that the COBRA Subsidy has been Extended
Once again, the eligibility period for the COBRA subsidy has been extended. On April 15th, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Continuing Extension Act of 2010 (H.R. 4851). This new legislation is an amendment to The American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA), and extends the eligibility period for the 65% Cobra subsidy program
Railroad Retirement NRRIT Quarterly Update for the Period Ending March 31, 2010
NRRIT has released the quarterly update for the period ending March 31, 2010. Click here to see the update.
75 Years of the Railroad Retirement System
During 2010, the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) will observe the 75th Anniversary of the enactment of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1935. Part of President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal legislation, the Act was signed into law on August 29, 1935, and the RRB made its first annuity payments 11 months later. The first formal
Changes Sought Would Bankrupt Railroad Retirement Trust Fund
Over the past year, an organization calling themselves the Rail Workers United (RWU) has distributed false information to TCU and other rail union members, advocating unaffordable benefit changes to Railroad Retirement that would bankrupt the Railroad Retirement Trust Fund. The RWU’s proposed changes would not benefit current retirees and only assist those seeking retirement in
United Behavioral Health (UBH) ‘Point of Entry’ Pilot Project
Announcing a ‘Pilot Program’ from United Behavioral Health (UBH) United Behavioral Health (UBH) to begin testing a “Point of Entry” Pilot Program. Beginning in April 2010 and continuing through June, 2010, the Point of Entry program will be available for participants covered under the Railroad Employees National Health and Welfare Plan or the National Railway
Rail Labor Leaders Urge White House to Renominate Butch Speakman as Labor Member of the Railroad Retirement Board
In a letter dated March 24, 2010, the leaders of all rail labor unions, including TCU President Bob Scardelletti, strongly urged the White House to renominate current Labor Member of the Railroad Retirement Board Butch Speakman to another term. Brother Speakman’s term was up last year. He continues to serve as Labor Member until renominated