August 15, 2007—Clerical Canadian Pacific Railroad (SOO Line) members, represented by TCU Unit 46, overwhelmingly ratified an agreement on August 15 with 91 percent of those voting. The contract contains the same pay increases as the national agreement (which was ratified not long after), but more importantly, it brings these members into the TCU National
Court Backs Labor on FMLA Leave February 28, 2007—In what TCU legal experts call a “major victory,” the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the position of rail labor that where a collective bargaining agreement grants employees the right to determine when or how they use paid vacations or personal leave, those provisions prevent
April 23, 2007—International President Bob Scardelletti announced today that TCU members at Metro-North Railroad have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new agreement that is “positive and progressive” and “a testament to the unity of the membership and to the labor coalition that persevered through four long years of difficult bargaining.” That coalition of unions, the
April 2, 2007 — In a letter to rail union leaders, Railroad Retirement Board Labor Member V. M. Speakman calls attention to a situation which sometimes arises in cases involving disability anuity applications under the Railroad Retirement Act. ”An employee cannot file an application for a disability annuity until he or she is no longer on the
NMB Members Confirmed by Senate December 9, 2006 The Senate confirmed the appointment of two members of the National Mediation Board on December 9, 2006. Elizabeth Dougherty joins the Board December 13 as a new member. She will finish the term of outgoing member and chairman Edward J. Fitzmaurice, Jr, through June 30, 2007, and
Clerical Members: 2003 Arbitrated Agreement–Clerical Carmen Members: 2003 Arbitrated Agreement–Carmen September 25, 1964 Agreement (Shop Crafts)
These articles contain an in-depth analysis of one of the many grievance issues that face TCU Local and District Chairpersons. They are separated into two major categories that cover nearly all local representation issues: 1) interpretation and enforcement of work rules, and 2) discipline. Rules Interpretation and Enforcement • Grievance Handling — The Importance of the Three
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