A TCU/IAM member who was fired from their position at Walt Disney World was returned to service with full backpay. TCU Assistant National Field Representative Staci Bowermeister-Shkoler, recently won a case for a dismissed TCU/IAM member who was working as a bellman at Walt Disney World. The member was terminated due to receiving a guest
April 1, 2019 is the deadline to enter the IAM Newsletter and Website Contest. The Newsletter and Website Contest is open to all good-standing local and district lodges who regularly distribute official newsletters and/or maintain regularly-updated websites. A panel of independent judges will consider newsletters published between January 1, 2018 and December 31, 2018 and
TCU/IAM National Vice President Jack Dinsdale leading a rally to protest to closure and outsourcing of 500 jobs at Amtrak’s Riverside, CA call center. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Yesterday, TCU/IAM members from Amtrak’s Riverside call center rallied to save their jobs.
This Wednesday, December 12th at City Hall in Riverside California, TCU/IAM is hosting a rally to protest Amtrak’s decision to shut down its call center in that community a move that will cost 500 union jobs coming right after the holiday season. Please see the flyer for information and come stand with our brothers and
Written By TCU Member and 12 year Amtrak Employee at the Riverside Call Center, Sean McGrath. Published in the Press Enterprise – Click Here to visit the website. When I suffered a spinal cord injury in 1994, I was told by medical professionals that I would never work again. I collected Social Security and other
TCU representatives and call center employees were blindsided by Amtrak’s initial announcement on November 14th. For months, Amtrak held discussions with TCU reps where we asked them directly if they were going to close either Riverside or Philadelphia facilities. Amtrak management repeatedly stated that neither facility would be closing. This left TCU representatives scrambling to
About 500 TCU members working at Amtrak’s call center in Riverside are shaken in the wake of the company’s decision to close the facility. In a recent union meeting a large group of workers expressed concern and uncertainty over the hard choices they are forced to make because of the closing of the call center,
The union representing workers at General Motors Co.’s U.S. facilities will stand in the way of the company’s decision to stop production at some plants in any way it can, according to a Nov. 26 statement from the union. GM announced Nov. 26 that it would be cutting 10,000 jobs and targeting five factories for
In accordance with the IAM Constitution, their monthly per capita tax is increased by using the average of the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) as published by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Canadian Consumer Price Index as published by
Brother Rodriguez is a 35 year TCU Member and served as a Shop Steward for 15 years. Santiago officially retired on August 1, 2018 and during a recent TCU/IAM 1908 Lodge meeting TCU/IAM National Vice President Matt Hollis presented him with a Solidarity Plaque and TCU/IAM watch on behalf of TCU/IAM National President Robert Scardelletti.
