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.
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.
Cost of Wages and Fringe Benefits as of January 2025 for Carmen and Clerks.
The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is reminding rail employees out of work due to Hurricane Sandy and its aftermath that they may qualify for unemployment benefits. To determine eligibility or file claims for benefits, affected railroaders should call the RRB’s toll-free telephone number (1-877-772-5772) or visit its website at www.rrb.gov. Rail workers who are
TCU officers recently toured the new CSX intermodal facility in No. Baltimore, Ohio, where TCU represents the entire workforce. The facility has 100 foot high cranes that span five tracks. TCU members do all the work – crane, hostling, move planning and scheduling. The officers that toured the CSX intermodal facility were Special Assistant to
Former Secretary of State, National Security Adviser, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell endorsed President Obama for re-election. Powell cited the President’s leadership in bringing the U.S. back from the brink of economic collapse, ending the war in Iraq, his plan to end the war in Afghanistan and his strong record
The National Railroad Retirement Investment Trust (NRRIT) has released its quarterly update for the period ending September 30, 2012 . Click here to view the update.
THE STAKES HAVE NEVER BEEN HIGHER!AMTRAK, COMMUTER RAIL, RAILROAD RETIREMENT, MEDICARE, SOCIAL SECURITY ALL HANG IN THE BALANCE! This November railroad workers, retirees and our families will face one of the clearest choices in history. Not only the Presidential race but local races as well could have a great impact on every TCU members’ life. On
Most railroad retirement annuities, like social security benefits, are scheduled to increase in January 2013 on the basis of the rise in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from the third quarter of 2011 to the corresponding period of the current year. Cost-of-living increases are calculated in both the tier I and tier II benefits included
Many railroad employees have at some time served in the Armed Forces of the United States. Under certain conditions, their military service may be credited as rail service under the Railroad Retirement Act. Click here to read the Q&A release from the RRB.
The Open Enrollment process has started! Please go to the Railroad Information Depot site at www.rrinfodepot.com to log into the on-line enrollment system. Just click on the Railroad Enrollment Services icon in the lower left portion of the home page to connect to the on-line enrollment system. Log-in instructions were included in the enrollment materials you recently
A new Health Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Plan will be available to certain freight railroad employees for the plan year beginning January 1, 2013 and ending on December 31, 2013. Click here to read the informational flyer from United Health Care.
IAM Delegates meeting in Toronto, ON, for the 38th Grand Lodge Convention voted overwhelmingly to formally endorse Barack Obama and Joe Biden for a second term as President and Vice President of the United States. IAM Grand Lodge Conventions are scheduled in part to coincide with U.S. presidential elections and to give delegates an opportunity to
