Job Insurance for TCU Members
With LECMPA job insurance, TCU members protect themselves from wage loss due to discipline.
TCU International President Meets With Important Administration Leaders
The recent AFL-CIO meetings provided the opportunity to meet important leaders who could make decisions that will greatly affect the membership of TCU. International President Bob Scardelletti met with; Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, to put forth personally the needs of TCU members. Important issues facing
The Railroad Retirement Board Releases 2009 Overview of Benefits
The benefits described in this release include retirement and disability annuities provided under the Railroad Retirement Act. It also includes benefits available to spouses and survivors. For answers to any questions or to obtain the RRB pamphlets on Medicare or unemployment call the toll-free line at 1-877-772-5772 or visit www.rrb.gov. Click here to view the RRB
TCU Representatives Invited to Attend Solis Swearing-In Ceremony
TCU International President Bob Scardelletti and TCU Assistant National Legislative Director Tony Padilla attended the official swearing-in ceremony of Hilda Solis as Secretary of Labor. The swearing-in begins a new era at the Department of Labor where the needs and rights of working men and women have a voice over corporate interests. A longtime supporter
TCU Representatives play an Active Role in the AFL-CIO Winter Meetings
From left: TCU Assistant National Legislative Director Tony Padilla, Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, IAM GVP Robert Roach and TCU International President Bob Scardelletti. TCU International President Bob Scardelletti, Robert Roach GVP IAM, and Tony Padilla TCU Assistant National Legislative Director met with Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood at the Transportation Trades Department of the AFL-CIO
President Obama Includes Passage of Employee Free Choice Act in Remarks to Labor Leaders
President Obama spoke to the AFL-CIO Executive Council by electronic means and made it clear that he intends to pass the Employee Free Choice Act. His comments are reassuring particularly in the wake of efforts by opponents to try to put the measure on the back burner. In his remarks President Obama promised that labor
New Legislation Expands Benefits for Railroad Workers
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, better known as the stimulus act, contains many provisions that affect railroad workers. Forefront of these is the additional 13 weeks of unemployment benefits to qualifying railroad workers who have exhausted the benefits normally provided under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA). The stimulus package also will
Solis is Confirmed by the Senate
In a Senate vote delayed by Republicans for over 40 days Representative Hilda Solis (D-CA) was confirmed as Secretary of Labor by a margin of 80 to 17. In the vote 56 Democrats and 24 Republicans voted for confirmation. All 17 votes against were cast by Republicans. Rep. Solis has worked tirelessly to expand job training programs,
Agreement with Terminal Railway Alabama State Docks Overwhelmingly Ratified by TCU Members
February 12, 2009– The Terminal Railway Alabama State Docks members, represented by TCU Unit 3, have ratified an agreement by an overwhelming margin. This agreement will run through 2012 and settles TCU’s outstanding Section 6 notices concerning wages, rules and working conditions. This agreement will also provide the same level of health and welfare benefits
Stimulus Bill?A Shot In the Arm for Railroad Workers
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, popularly known as the Stimulus Bill, was signed into law February 17, by President Barack Obama. The final bill contains billions of funds for rail and transit projects, and should lead to the creation of new jobs on Amtrak, commuters, transit agencies, and even freight railroads. President
Amtrak President Determined to Obtain Funding For Back Pay
Amtrak President Joe Boardman sent a letter to the President of the Senate Joe Biden (D-DE) and the Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to ask congress to provide enough funding for Amtrak to pay its contractual obligations in 2009. The back pay, recommendations of the presidential emergency board, agreements Amtrak made in 2008