In a letter dated March 24, 2010, the leaders of all rail labor unions, including TCU President Bob Scardelletti, strongly urged the White House to renominate current Labor Member of the Railroad Retirement Board Butch Speakman to another term. Brother Speakman’s term was up last year. He continues to serve as Labor Member until renominated
Senator Jim Bunning (R-KY) recently blocked key legislation that would have extended several critical priorities for middle class families. That legislation covered tax credits for COBRA health coverage, unemployment insurance for 400,000 people, as well as the short-term extension of the Highway Trust Fund. The Fund supports all surface transportation programs for the nation –
As senators prepare to take up fixes to the historic legislation passed by the House late Sunday night, they cannot allow process, technicalities, or cynical ploys to derail the legislation. Republicans are going to use a “kitchen sink” amendment strategy, throwing everything they can at the bill to try to sink reform. This will include
In a historic vote more than 60 years in the making, the U.S. House of Representatives late Sunday night voted to approve (220-211) what AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka calls a ”momentous step toward comprehensive health care.” Click here to read the AFL/CIO health care blog.
After extensive deliberation, the AFL-CIO Executive Council, with the strong support and recommendation of AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka, agreed on March 18, 2010 to support and fight to pass the president’s health care reform bill. In a letter to union presidents and activists, President Trumka stated: ” This was not a decision we
IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger sent a letter to Congress stating that IAM will oppose any health care legislation that taxes workers’ benefits in any way. “Eliminating or capping the tax exclusion would undermine employer-sponsored coverage by removing a key incentive that employers have for providing coverage,” said Buffenbarger in his letter. “The American people
President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate Jeffery R. Moreland to the Amtrak Board of Directors. Moreland was most recently executive vice president for Public Affairs at BNSF Railway Company. Click here to view the White House press release.
Despite the so-called agreement announced recently by various labor organizations, TCU remains in opposition to any health care reform legislation that is funded by taxing the value of workers’ existing health care benefits. “The benefits that our members currently have are hard fought and have endured through collective bargaining and negotiations. Many times pay and
“This is Leadership” Washington, D.C., January 11, 2010 – The Executive Council of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) has voted unanimously to oppose any health care reform legislation that is funded by taxing the value of workers’ existing health care benefits. For decades, IAM members exchanged substantial wage increases for the
