July 24, 2024 – TCU’s National Legislative Director, David Arouca, testified before a House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on the significant challenges the carmen craft is facing in the railroad industry today. Brother Arouca highlighted the issues our members consistently raise to us: the railroads are not giving them enough time to do their jobs
Last Spring, we sent a Section 6 survey to all Local Lodges with members in National Freight Handling. Once we had our members’ bargaining priorities, TCU/IAM representatives engaged with each of the individual Carriers to address local work rules. Our surveys also yielded consistent feedback that members are tired of years-long bargaining. Members want a
On July 12, 2024, International President Brian Bryant sent a letter to President Joe Biden showing support and urging President Biden to ‘remain strong and stay in the presidential race.’ TCU fully supports IP Bryant and the Machinists Union. National President Artie Maratea said, ” TCU supports those who support us, and nobody has supported
The House Republicans have proposed a -$24 million (20%) cut to the Railroad Retirement Board’s (RRB) budget for FY2025. This would be cataclysmic for the agency, which is already dealing with severe funding issues. For reference, the RRB Board Members requested a budget of $172 million for this year in order to meet mission critical
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WASHINGTON, May 9, 2024 – TCU/IAM’s President Artie Maratea released the following statement: “On behalf of our members at Norfolk Southern (NS), I want to thank the shareholders for largely seeing through Ancora’s false promises and for supporting Alan Shaw as CEO. Since East Palestine, Mr. Shaw has been willing to come to the table
Thursday, May 2, 2024 – Workers at Transdev in Merced, CA, voted to join TCU. The vote was 100% in favor of joining TCU/IAM. The crafts included in the vote are Bus Drivers, Mechanics, Dispatchers and Utility Workers. Transdev is an international company that operates multiple modes of public transit. “I am very proud of
TCU/IAM National President Artie Maratea and Carmen Division General President Don Grissom attended the historic groundbreaking of America’s first high-speed rail line in Las Vegas, NV, on Monday, April 22. NP Maratea and Carmen Division GP Grissom were joined by Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and other rail labor leaders. Brightline West
On April 10, 2024, the TCU Executive Council elected Brian Soderstrom as the new National Vice President. Brother Soderstrom joined TCU in 2005 as an Ore Dock employee of the Canadian National Railway at the Duluth and Two Harbors, Minnesota, Lake Superior Iron Ore shipping facilities. On October 1, 2014, he became a Board
