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Transportation Communications Union and Brotherhood Railway Carmen Ratify Agreements with National Carriers Conference Committee (NCCC)

By calavetinost@tcunion.orgDecember 9, 2024Carmen Division, Contracts & Union Resources, Local News, Press Releases, TCU Blog

December 9, 2024 – TCU and BRC announced that their members have voted to ratify their respective Agreements with the National Carriers Conference Committee (NCCC), which mirror the five (5) year agreements reached earlier this year with CSXT, Norfolk Southern, and BNSF. These agreements provide 17.5% general wage increases (18.77 compounded). These are the largest wage

TCU and BRC Reach Tentative Agreement with NCCC

By calavetinost@tcunion.orgNovember 13, 2024Carmen Division, Local News, TCU Blog

November 13, 2024 – TCU and BRC have reached Tentative Agreements with the National Carriers Conference Committee (NCCC) which mirror the five (5) year agreements reached earlier this year with CSXT, Norfolk Southern and BNSF. These agreements provide 17.5% general wage increases (18.77 compounded). These are the largest wage increases achieved outside of a Presidential

FRA Administrator Visits TCU, Carmen facilities in Memphis

By calavetinost@tcunion.orgOctober 23, 2024Carmen Division, Legislative Outlook, Local News, TCU Blog

On Monday, FRA Administrator Amit Bose visited and met with local rail labor leaders in Memphis, TN. “My priority is to make sure railroaders know that the FRA has their back when it comes to safety,” said Administrator Bose. “It’s critical that our members see that this FRA Administrator cares and wants to fix safety

Transportation Communications Union and Brotherhood Railway Carmen Ratify Agreements with NS & BNSF

By calavetinost@tcunion.orgSeptember 17, 2024Carmen Division, Contracts & Union Resources, Local News, Press Releases, TCU Blog

September 17, 2024 – Washington, DC Today, the Transportation Communications Union (TCU), Brotherhood Railway Carmen (BRC), and Transport Workers Union (TWU) announced that their members have voted to ratify their respective Agreements with Norfolk Southern (NS). Additionally, TCU and BRC announced that their members have ratified their agreements with Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF). The

Transportation Communications Union and Brotherhood Railway Carmen Ratify Agreements with CSX Transportation

By calavetinost@tcunion.orgSeptember 12, 2024Carmen Division, Contracts & Union Resources, Local News, Press Releases, TCU Blog

September 12, 2024 – Washington, DC Today, the Transportation Communications Union (TCU) and Brotherhood Railway Carmen (BRC) announced that their members have voted strongly in favor of ratifying their respective Agreements with CSX Transportation. These agreements cover the TCU Clerical as well as BRC and TWU Carmen on CSXT. The agreements consist of a five-year

Carmen Members on BNSF Excited About Historic Agreement

By giffordk@TCUnion.orgAugust 24, 2024Carmen Division, TCU Blog

Carmen Division President, Don Grissom, along with National Representative, Dan Chancellor, and Chicago Local Chairman, Ramon Del Rio, met with local members to discuss the BNSF Tentative Agreement. The members are very enthusiastic concerning this agreement which provides for a real wage increase and overdue enhancements on the vacation agreement and vision and dental benefits.

Transportation Communications Union (TCU) & Brotherhood Railway Carmen (BRC) Reach Local Agreements with NS and BNSF

By calavetinost@tcunion.orgAugust 23, 2024Carmen Division, Contracts & Union Resources, Local News, Press Releases, TCU Blog

August 23, 2024 – TCU and BRC have reached tentative agreements with both Norfolk Southern (NS) and Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF). The tentative agreements are a five (5) year term that mirror the agreements reached earlier this week with CSX Transportation, which provides 17.5% in General Wage Increases (18.77% compounded), improves vacation agreement entitlements,

Transportation Communications Union (TCU) & Brotherhood Railway Carmen Division (BRC) Reach Local Agreement with CSX Transportation

By calavetinost@tcunion.orgAugust 20, 2024About TCU, Carmen Division, Contracts & Union Resources, Local News, TCU Blog

August 21, 2024 – Today, TCU & BRC reached a tentative agreement with CSX Transportation. The tentative agreement is a five (5) year term which provides 17.5% in General Wage Increases (18.77% compounded), improves vacation agreement entitlements, secures improvements in health and welfare benefits while maintaining the current 15% monthly contribution and modifies local work

TCU National Representative Negotiates new positions for carmen

By calavetinost@tcunion.orgJuly 30, 2024Carmen Division, Local News, TCU Blog

July 30, 2024 – National Representative Jason Cox has negotiated six new positions for Carmen. These positions will support and assist with the utilization of the Wayside Visual System and other Wayside Technology for trains across the NS system. These positions will be stationed in Atlanta, GA. Carmen will be reviewing the video inspection to

BNSF RECALLS ALL FURLOUGHED MEMBERS AT BECKER/BELEN YARD

By calavetinost@tcunion.orgJuly 29, 2024Carmen Division, Local News, TCU Blog

July 29, 2024 – On July 15, 2024, BNSF has opened Becker Yard in Becker, NM. They have recalled all of the furloughed members at Becker/Belen Yard. They will also be hiring ten new employees to perform mechanical inspections on the very long trains. This location will have 16 Carmen performing these inspections around the

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