Canadian Pacific (CP) CEO E. Hunter Harrison has announced that he will be leaving the railroad at the end of this month. After years of cutting and gutting at CP, Harrison is now expected to be deployed in a similar manner to CSX. Harrison’s management style and operating scheme have made him notorious throughout the industry.
In a release from the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of which TCU is a member, TTD President Edward Wytkind issues this statement on the inauguration of Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States: “We congratulate Donald Trump on his inauguration as 45th President of the United States. “While the President inherits an economy that
Late last Wednesday, the Senate voted down an amendment from Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) geared towards allowing pharmacies to import identical drugs from Canada, where prices are often much cheaper. In a boon to Big Pharma and their lobbyists, 13 Democrats and 39 Republicans voted against the amendment and it failed
In a letter to Congressional Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Ryan, AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka urges Congress to abandon the planned rollbacks of the nations health care programs: “On behalf of the 12.5 million working people represented by the AFL-CIO, I write to you as the congressional leaders of the Republican party. I
Kentucky Republicans have changed legislative rules to speed through anti-worker legislation, without public hearings or comments, under the guise of “emergency legislation.” In addition to repealing prevailing wage laws and eliminating paycheck deduction, Kentucky is now poised to become the 27th ‘Right-to-Work’ state in the nation. Of course, we know what these bills are really about:
In a recent release from the Transportation Trades Department AFL-CIO (TTD) of which TCU is a member: Transportation union leaders across all sectors gathered for their post-election meeting to assess the landscape in Washington and lay the groundwork for a unified effort under a Trump Administration. “Our discussion was focused on boosting investment in transportation
Over the past few weeks, TCU’s Legislative & Political Department staff has dispatched to the field to get TCU members out to vote. Ron Kloos, Mark Taylor, Bill Kelaher, and David Arouca have visited numerous local offices and properties across the country to support candidates that support TCU members. Election Day is November 8th! Click HERE
After the tragic crash in Hoboken, NJ, the New Jersey Transit (NJT) commuter railroad has been under intense scrutiny from the general public, regulators and elected officials. A week ago, the New York Times published a long expose detailing the failures of Governor Christie’s administration in properly investing in the railroad: …Under the Christie administration, the
I am addressing this to all railroad workers, retirees, widows, widowers and dependents who are covered under the Railroad Retirement Act. In 2001, on the floor of the House of Representatives, then Congressman Mike Pence, R-Ind., voted against the Railroad Retirement and Survivors Improvement Act. This was the bill that provided retirement at age 60
Wilmington, DE – Vice President Biden joined with Sens. Tom Carper (D-DE), Chris Coons (D-DE) and Amtrak officials in announcing a new $2.45 billion loan to purchase up to 28 brand new state-of-the-art locomotives, upgrade track and improve stations throughout the Northeast Corridor. In addition, the new trainsets will be built at the Alstom manufacturing
