Representative Mark Takano Stands up for Union Workers
Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA) before the House T&I Committee.
Category Archives: Legislative Outlook
ASWC, TCU rallies at Chicago’s Union Station
Yesterday, union members and officials rallied in front of Chicago’s Union Station to show their opposition to Amtrak CEO Richard Anderson’s union-busting activities. The three unions leading the rally comprise the Amtrak Service Workers Council (ASWC), and include TCU/IAM, the Transport Workers Union (TWU) and Unite-HERE Local 23. Rally-goers were joined by Chicago-based Representatives Dan
AFL/CIO President Rich Trumka Discusses Amtrak at the IAM Transportation Conference
AFL/CIO President Trumka talks about Amtrak, its struggles and future at the IAM Transportation Confgerence.
Senators Klobuchar and Sanders Speak at IAM Transportation Conference
Democratic presidential hopefuls Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Monday morning addressed approximately 800 delegates at the Transportation Department’s 2019 Conference. IAM members will be hearing from candidates often during the 2020 election cycle before the membership weighs in on the union’s presidential endorsement. Watch the video feed of both
TCU, ASWC unions lobby Congress on Amtrak issues
Last week, officials and members from TCU/IAM, the Transport Workers Union (TWU) and Unite-HERE banded together to lobby Congress on issues facing our members at Amtrak. Each union focused their meetings on Members of Congress whose districts are near Amtrak onboard service crew bases. For TCU, however, our lobbying efforts ran the full gamut of
TTD President Larry Willis Testifies Before the National Mediation Board on Decertification of Representation
In the testimony of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), President Larry Willis, he stated TTD’s opposition to the proposed rule on decertification of representation. TTD represents 32 affiliated unions (including TCU) in all modes of transportation. This includes a number of unions whose members work in the aviation and rail sectors, are covered by
TTD: FRA rejects Kansas City Southern’s brake test waiver, Stops cross-border crews
Washington, DC – Larry I. Willis, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issues this statement in response to the Federal Railroad Administration rejecting a request from Kansas City Southern Railway to conduct safety-sensitive brake tests in Mexico: “We learned yesterday that the Federal Railway Administration (FRA) denied a request by Kansas City Southern
TTD Release – This Never Should Have Happened
In a recent release Transportation Trades Department AFL-CIO (TTD), of which TCU is a member, President Larry I. Willis, issues this statement in response to a deal reached between Congress and Trump to re-open the government for three weeks: “While we are pleased 800,000 federal workers and their families will get a temporary reprieve from
Action Needed – Stop the Government Shutdown
A message from IAM International President Bob Martinez: Sisters and Brothers, The House of Representatives passed a bill to reopen the government and get back to the table and negotiate on border security. Now it’s the Senate’s turn and we are asking you to call your Senator and tell them to support H.R. 268 (Amendment
Watch the Video – Congressman Mark Takano Reads Letter from TCU Member Before Congress
Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA) reads a heartbreaking letter from a TCU member Teresa Kolaras in Riverside that will be losing her job as a result of Amtrak’s decision to close the facility and outsource work to a low-wage, non-union facility.