Job Insurance for TCU Members
With LECMPA job insurance, TCU members protect themselves from wage loss due to discipline.
Metro-North Clerks and MofE Supervisors Overwhelmingly Ratify New Agreements
In very high turnouts, TCU Clerks and MofE Supervisors ratified new contracts with Metro-North by over 90% margins. The contracts have identical terms to the breakthrough Long Island contracts, with 18.2% in compounded wage increases over 6-1/2 year terms, fully retroactive. “We promised our Metro-North members that our struggle on Long Island was their struggle
Your Track to Health Releases for September 2014
Yourtracktohealth.com has released information to improve Railroad Employees health. The release includes: • Prediabetes:• Featured Live Healthy Content: Cross-Training – The Benefits of Mixing Exercises• New Video Content in the Video Library: How much exercise should you get in a week?• Open Enrollment Coming Soon: Begins October 1, 2014 – mark your calendars• Health FSA
TCU Clerks and ARASA (MofE) Sign Agreements on Metro-North
Seated left to right: Charles Glasgow, Deputy Director, Labor Relations MTA; Arthur Maratea, National Vice President, TCU-IAM. Standing left to right: Ralph Agritelley,Vice President Labor Relations, Metro-North; Michael Hale, FST ARASA TCU-IAM Lodge 5091; William Mills, General Chairman ARASA TCU-IAM Lodge 5041; Paul Constantinople, Local Chairman TCU-IAM Lodge 227; William DeCarlo, National Representative TCU-IAM Unit
Railroad Labor Submits Comment to FRA Requesting Denial of Petition by NS
Railroad labor submits joint comment to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) requesting denial of the petition for waiver by Norfolk Southern (NS). The joint unions include: Brotherhood of Railway Carmen/TCU-IAM (BRC), American Train Dispatchers Association (ATDA), Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET), Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division (BMWED), Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen
FRA Denies AAR Waiver Request to Avoid Brake Inspections and Tests Performed By TCU/IAM Carmen
The American Association of Railroads (AAR) requested a waiver for UP trains to use the data from wayside detectors as a means to avoid the required air brake inspections and tests that TCU Carmen do. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently sent a denial of that waiver request. TCU Vice-President and Carmen General President Rich
TCU Members on Long Island Rail Road Overwhelmingly Ratify Contract
By a margin never seen before TCU members on Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ratified the new contract by a 97% vote in favor. The LIRR members have been without a contract over four years and endured through two Presidential Emergency Boards. The new agreement, that was just ratified, achieves more money for all current
Passage of Carper-Corker-Boxer Amendment Forces Debate on Long-Term Transportation Bill
Edward Wytkind, President of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), of which TCU is a member, issued a statement in reaction to the Senate’s passage of the Wyden-Hatch and Carper-Corker-Boxer Amendments to HR 5021. Click here to read the full statement from the TTD. Click here to read the TTD statement urging the house to pass
2014 RRB Financial Reports
The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is required by law to submit annual financial reports to Congress on the financial condition of the railroad retirement system and the railroad unemployment insurance system. These reports must also include recommendations for any financing changes which may be advisable in order to ensure the solvency of the systems. In
Contract Reached on Long Island Rail Road
July 17, 2017 TCU and it’s seven coalition partners reached a tentative agreement with the Long Island Rail Road, averting a strike scheduled for Sunday. The agreement achieves more money for all current workers than recommended by Presidential Emergency Boards 244 and 245. The compromises reached on new hire pension contributions and rate progressions are modest, and far
Elimination of Supplemental Annuities Reductions for 401(k) Plans with Employer Contributions
Railroad employees with railroad service prior to October 1981 who retire at age 60 and older with 30 years of service or 65 and older with 25-29 years of service, and have a current railroad connection may be entitled to a Supplemental Annuity in an amount up to $43 per month depending on years of