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TCU/IAM Carmen Division Files Comment Requesting that FRA Deny the AAR’s Petition for Waiver to Discontinue Brake Tests on Trains in the Powder River Basin

By giffordk@TCUnion.orgMay 6, 2016Carmen Division

The Brotherhood Railway Carmen Division, TCU/IAM (BRC) requested that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) deny the Association of American Railroads (AAR) request to allow the Union Pacific Railroad (UP) in the Powder River Basin to discontinue performing brake tests on designated trains due to the use of wayside detection technology. This is the third time

Remembered – Bob Pirillo

By giffordk@TCUnion.orgOctober 7, 2015Carmen Division

Bob Pirillo passed away on October 7, 2015. Bob worked for the Chicago Northwestern Railroad and then at Transco Railcar in Oelwein, IA for 27 years. Bob served as the Local President and Local Chairman of Lodge 6069. Brother Pirillo was instrumental in maintaining membership, handling grievances and assisting with contract negotiations. He was a

New Yard Opens Up on CSX

By giffordk@TCUnion.orgSeptember 12, 2015Carmen Division

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Chicago District Council Holds Annual Golf Outing

By giffordk@TCUnion.orgAugust 17, 2015Carmen Division

The Chicago District Council hosted its first annual Golf Outing on a very hot and humid day on July 18, 2015 at Silver Lakes Country Club, Orland Park, a south suburb of Chicago. The Golf outing was organized as a social event; a way of simply coming together for a round of golf, with prizes

TCU Carmen Division Reaches Agreement for Soo Line Railroad Employees

By giffordk@TCUnion.orgJuly 29, 2015Carmen Division

Canadian Pacific and the TCU Brotherhood Railway Carmen Division (BRC) announced a tentative agreement has been reached covering the BRC represented employees on the Soo Line Railroad Company. The tentative agreement provides annual wage increases and enhanced job security, as well as increased flexibility for the company to meet its car repair demands. The new

TCU Carmen Division Opposes UP Petition to Increase Extended Haul Limits

By giffordk@TCUnion.orgJuly 24, 2015Carmen Division

The Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) recently petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for a waiver of compliance from Federal railroad safety regulations regarding the movement of extended haul trains. In its petition, UP specifically requests that FRA allow the carrier to move several extended haul trains an additional 21 to 180 miles beyond the

TCU Carmen Division Reaches Agreement with Union Tank Car Company

By giffordk@TCUnion.orgJune 20, 2015Carmen Division

From Left to right; Local Chairman Chris Pierce, TCU National representative Carl Lakin, Local Representative Troy Meadows and Carmen Division General Vice President Don Grissom The BRC has reached an agreement with the Union Tank Car Company-UTLX on their new site, which will be adding 200 TCU jobs in Marion, OH. This Agreement, which was

Local 6069 4th Annual Picnic

By giffordk@TCUnion.orgJune 13, 2015Carmen Division

“Transco” Local Lodge 6069’s 4th Annual Union Picnic was held on Saturday, June 13, 2015 at Platts Park in Oelwein, IA, and attended by BRC General Vice President, Don Grissom and Unit 600 Assistant National Representative, Bob Keppen. Group picture of the members and their families Left to right, ANR Bob Keppen, FST

TCU Carmen Division Submits Comments to the FRA on Two BNSF Waiver Requests

By giffordk@TCUnion.orgSeptember 12, 2014Carmen Division

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) has filed two petitions with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for a six-month temporary waiver of compliance from Federal Railroad Safety Regulations. If both of these waivers are granted two critical changes would be made, it would allow BNSF to: • Move defective equipment further than the current

Railroad Labor Submits Comment to FRA Requesting Denial of Petition by NS

By giffordk@TCUnion.orgAugust 23, 2014Carmen Division

Railroad labor submits joint comment to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) requesting denial of the petition for waiver by Norfolk Southern (NS). The joint unions include: Brotherhood of Railway Carmen/TCU-IAM (BRC), American Train Dispatchers Association (ATDA), Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET), Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division (BMWED), Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen

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