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Carmen Division Statement on the Ohio Train Derailment Investigation

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2023 – The Brotherhood of Railway Carmen Division of (TCU/IAM) released the following statement on the Ohio train derailment investigation: “Representatives from the BRC are on the ground assisting the National Transportation Safety Board and other governmental agencies and look forward to establishing the cause of the derailment. We want to thank the first responders for their continued work

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A Dollar is Not Enough: TCU/IAM, Disney Union Coalition Recommends Contract Rejection

Representatives of the Service Trades Council Union (STCU) came together at a press conference in Orlando to send a clear message to recommend members vote no on Disney’s latest contract proposal. Disney is proposing raises of $1 a year for most workers, but the main message from the press conference was that $1 is not

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TCU BRC Members Ratify Agreement on Fruit Growers Express (FGE)

Fruit Growers Express (FGE) Carmen ratified their tentative agreement by 89%.  The Contract Supervisors ratified their tentative agreement by 100%.  This contract delivers the same historic compensation increases that Presidential Emergency Board 250 provided in the National Agreement.  The historic National Agreement was achieved by National President, Artie Maratea, and the TCU Negotiating Committee, which

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TCU/IAM National President Maratea Elected CRLO Chairman

December 19, 2022- With the upcoming retirement of CRLO Chairman Dennis Pierce, TCU/IAM National President Maratea was elected Chairman of CRLO effective January 1, 2023. Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen President Mike Baldwin was elected Vice-Chairman. American Train Dispatches Association (ATDA) President Leo McCann will continue to serve as Secretary-Treasurer. “I am thankful for the opportunity

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National President Maratea Statement on Congressional Action

December 1, 2022 – Washington DC – The United States Senate voted to pass legislation to impose the terms of the recent Tentative Agreement for the remaining four (4) unions who failed to ratify their agreement.  However, the Senate did not pass the resolution to provide paid sick days to railroad workers. Today’s vote by

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2023 TCU Dues Rate

In accordance with the IAM Constitution and as noted in this letter, their monthly per capita tax is increased by using the average of the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) as published by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Canadian

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