Drummac Workers are Fighting for a Living Wage

DID YOU KNOW? Amtrak contracts with a company called Drummac to safely load and unload vehicles from their auto trains. Add your email to join the cause and help these workers get the wages they deserve.

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Union Plus Programs for TCU Members

TCU fully supports the programs available for active and retired TCU members and their families. With the money savings programs available, in some situations, the benefits can offset paid union dues.

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2025 Fringe Benefits

Cost of Wages and Fringe Benefits as of January 2025 for Carmen and Clerks.

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TCU Members Ratify Agreement with Providence and Worcester Railroad

TCU Members on Providence and Worcester Railroad overwhelmingly ratified the new agreement by an %84 margin. The new agreement includes: •    24% over 8 years compounded•    For the First ever, time and a half on relief days•    Members hired after 2000 will get 2 additional sick days a year.•    Flex time for clerks•    Personal &

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TTD – Senate THUD Appropriations Bill is a Solid Step Forward

Edward Wytkind, President of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) of which TCU is a member, recently commented on the pending markup of the THUD Appropriations bill before the Senate Appropriations Committee:  “The Senate transportation funding bill is a solid step forward in meeting our immediate transportation needs and ensuring that we don’t weaken the

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President Scardelletti Authorizes Strike on Long Island Railroad if Agreement is not Made by July 20th

Since early 2010, TCU has been trying to negotiate an agreement with the Long Island Railroad (LIRR) without success. Over the last four years, LIRR remained steadfast in its insistence that all of its unions, including the TCU, accede to unusually harsh and unrealistic contract demands, including three years of “net zero” wage increases. After

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RRB Releases Questions and Answers on Working After Retirement

Retirees, and those planning retirement, should be aware of the railroad retirement laws governing benefit payments to annuitants who work after retirement. The questions and answers release, describe these railroad retirement work restrictions and earnings limitations on post-retirement employment, and how these rules can affect retirees engaging in self-employment. To protect the integrity of its

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