Job Insurance for TCU Members
With LECMPA job insurance, TCU members protect themselves from wage loss due to discipline.
Candidate Endorsements for 2008
Click here to read the list of candidates endorsed by TCU in the presidential and state-wide elections to take place November 4, 2008. Posted 9/26/08 This portion of this website is paid for by the Machinists Non-Partisan Polical League (http://www.goiam.org) and is not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee.
Local 938 Members Welcome President Scardelletti
Last April when Local 938 Chairman Alfredo Alvarez came from California to attend a leadership seminar at the Winpisinger Center in Maryland, he met International President Bob Scardelletti. “Our members have a lot of questions that I can’t answer ,” Alvarez wrote to Scardelletti soon after. “Who better to answer these questions than you?” He
Vote Your Job?Vote Obama! Information, News and Downloadable Flyers to Share with Friends and Family
Election Week Countdown Click here President Scardelletti Leaves No Doubt About Who Gets His Vote: The Ballot Goes to Obama and Biden As TCU International President, Bob Scardelletti travels a lot, spending a great deal of time away from his home. That’s why he applied for an absentee ballot for the upcoming presidential election. A
September 2008
Applying for a Railroad Retirement Annuity–Railroad employees who are planning to retire should be aware of what steps to take and what documents are required when applying for an annuity from the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB). Being prepared can prevent needless delays and ensure that payments from the RRB begin as soon as possible after
July 2008–Checking in with ARASA Members Out West
Click here for a photo review of members and officers of Locals 5050 and 5101.
NMB Backs Off Policy ‘Clarification’ Proposal
September 12, 2008—The National Mediation Board has withdrawn its proposal to “clarify” policy about how union representation is handled in a merger when one party is unionized and the other is not. Unions including TCU and the IAM had protested the plan to change current practices, saying the move by the NMB would make it harder for
Delaware and Hudson Railroad Company: Ratification Ballot Sent to Members
September 5, 2008 —A tentative agreement for carmen with the Delaware & Hudson Railway Company of the Canadian Pacific is now being submitted to the involved members for their review and ratification. Ratification ballots are in the mail; to be counted, ballots must be received by the Carmen Division by September 25, 2008. The new terms were
St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad Company–Members Ratify Agreement
Carmen Division members of Local 6983 in Maine who are employed by the St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad Company ratified new contract terms August 18, 2008. Union negotiators included Division General Vice President Alex Novakovic, International Representative Jack Wright and Assistant International Representatives Roger Cain and David Fancher. Read the agreement. Posted September 3, 2008
NMB Proposes to Change Representation Standard in Mergers, Just as Delta-Northwest Merger Looms on the Horizon
In the waning days of the Bush administration, party loyalists have been moving to leave their jurisdictions tightly bound by new anti-union policies. An egregious example of this can be found in changes being proposed at the National Labor Mediation Board, an agency that is critically important to TCU members. In early August, the NMB
United Way’s 2008 Fundraising Campaign Under Way
TCU members have been generous supporters of the United Way through the years. President Scardelletti hopes that this year, when times are getting harder for so many in our communities, we’ll do even better. Here’s what he has to say.