The Brotherhood Railway Carmen Division/TCU (BRC) has ratified the Delaware and Hudson Railway Company, Inc. (D&H) Agreement by 100% & also, the CP Soo Line Agreement by 89.7%. These agreements achieved the same historic wage increases and other entitlements as the National agreement. BRC General President Don Grissom said, “I would like to thank
Brotherhood of Railway Carmen (BRC) Reached Agreement for Paid Sick Leave on CSXT Today the BRC reached a voluntary agreement with CSXT to provide paid sick leave for our members. BRC is among the very first union to reach an agreement with any carrier to provide paid sick leave. This agreement provides four (4) days of
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
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
A historic agreement for Paid Parental Leave was negotiated on Metra. This Agreement was negotiated by TCU National Representative Ricky Reilly. It will provide for 4 weeks of parental leave pay for parents to bond with newborns or adopted children. The Agreement is effective January 1, 2023 and is also retroactive to January 1,2022. This
October 18, 2022 -US Secretary of Labor, Marty Walsh with 1st District, Indiana Congressman Frank Mrvan visited with Members of BRC/TCU LL6295, during a tour of the Mid/End of Life Rail Car facility at the NICTD -South Shore Line Railroad in Michigan City, Indiana. The visit provided an opportunity for our members to show case
The deadline to vote on the National Agreement ratification was 3pm EST, today. The National Agreement has been ratified by the Clerical and the Carmen membership. The new, independent electronic voting process allowed for more membership engagement than ever before seen for a National ratification. 58% of the Carmen covered by National Handling voted in
Ratification is now underway for all Carmen and clerical members working under the National Freight Agreement. Members should have already received the voting instructions and material access to all the agreement related documents. Voting will continue through September 14 at 3:00 pm EST. Following the recommendations of PEB 250, TCU/IAM and the Brotherhood of Railway
Today, TCU/IAM reached a Tentative Agreement with the National Carrier’s Conference Committee (NCCC). This Agreement will now go out for ratification by the members. The Tentative Agreement secures all of the recommendations of PEB 250. Under the terms of this Agreement, employees will receive the highest General Wage Increases ever achieved through National Bargaining –
TCU/IAM, Brotherhood of Railway Carmen and the Machinist from the IAM Rail Division met last week to begin the process for reaching a Tentative Agreement with the NCCC. PEB 250 provided the framework for us to reach an agreement with record high wage increases without sacrificing any of the great benefits of our insurance plans.
