TCU & BRC JOIN RAIL LABOR IN HIGH-SPEED RAIL LABOR COALITION

LAS VEGAS (Feb 21, 2023) — Brightline West, America’s first true high-speed rail system connecting Las Vegas and Southern California, today, announced a landmark agreement, establishing a commitment with several craft rail unions for the use of highly skilled union labor in critical jobs required to operate and maintain this historic project. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the High-Speed Rail Labor Coalition (Coalition) is comprised of 13 rail unions, including TCU, representing more than 160,000 freight, regional, commuter, and passenger railroad workers in the United States.

“We are proud to be a part of the High-Speed Rail Labor Coalition and of this unique partnership which ensures hundreds of jobs will be good union jobs occupied by highly skilled union workers.  We look forward to the debut of Brightline West as the first High-Speed railroad operation of its kind in this country,” said TCU President Artie Maratea

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