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Lodge 6760 Officers Installed

January 23, 2008—At the regular monthly meeting held in Columbus, Ohio, officers of TCU Lodge 6760 were installed for the next three year term.  Seen here from left are Local Chairman Steve Wilhelm, Board of Trustees Chairman Steve Pequignot, FST/Recording Secretary Rob Reisinger and President Phil Amadon.  Not seen is newly-elected Vice President R. Lance Wagner.  Also at

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Members at LIRR Overwhelmingly Ratify Contract

January22, 2008—Members of TCU Unit 167 have ratified a new contract with the Long Island Rail Road by an overwhelming vote of 98 percent in favor, International Representative Artie Maratea reports.  Assisted by International Vice President Joel Parker, Maratea and Assistant International Representative Billy DeCarlo negotiated the agreement as part of the 11-union Labor Council.  

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Lodge 938–Union Pacific’s Intermodal Container Transfer Facility, Long Beach, CA

Lodge Officers Installed by IVP Lydon Below are Trus. Bd. Chrmn. Pete Anderson, VP Rufus Humphrey, IVP John Lydon, Asst. Int’l. Rep. Earl Lancaster, Local Chrmn./Pres. Alfredo Alvarez, Trus. Bd. Mbr. Oscar Muriel, Jr., Committeeman Carlos Megar and FST Les Bishop. December 11, 2007—At Lodge 938’s meeting today, newly-elected officers repeated their oaths of office and

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December 2007

Railroad Retirement Spouse Benefits—In addition to the retirement annuities payable to employees, the Railroad Retirement Act, like the Social Security Act, also provides annuities for the spouses of retired employees.  Payment of a spouse annuity is made directly to the wife or husband of the employee.  Divorced spouses may also qualify for benefits.  Read more.

2008 Cost-Sharing Amount for Health and Welfare Under National Agreement Stays the Same

December 3, 2007—The 2008 employee health and welfare cost-sharing contribution amount under the recent national freight rail agreement will remain exactly the same as it was in 2007.  At $166.25, the figure is well below the $177 projection used in the explanation sent to members during the ratification process. “The fact that there will be

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