April 28 is Workers Memorial Day, a day to remember and honor those who lost their lives or have been injured at work. For the men and women who keep America moving, this holiday is especially poignant. Working on the frontlines of our transportation system is never without risk. Whether working with heavy equipment and
The Transportation Communications Union (TCU/IAM), the Transport Workers Union (TWU), and Unite-HERE — representing service, clerical, and maintenance craft employees at Amtrak — have been under attack recently. Amtrak’s new leadership is seeking any-and-all ways to outsource work away from its own skilled, unionized workforce. Amtrak Service Workers Council to Hold Rally Protesting Amtrak Outsourcing
The Unions that make up the Amtrak Service Workers Council (ASWC) will be holding a rally/press event in Chicago on April 24th to oppose Amtrak CEO Richard Anderson’s cutting and outsourcing of on-board service workers. We will not stand for Richard Anderson to take any more of our jobs away! We encourage any-and-all to attend
On April 13, 2019, a locomotive at the Wauhatchie Rail Yard in Chattanooga, TN fatally struck Carman Allen C. Lowe, member of TCU Local 6673. This accident is still under investigation by the NTSB. Allen C. Lowe was 46 years old and resided in Erwin, TN. He is a member of the TCU Carmen
More than 800 members of the IAM’s largest territory, the Transportation Department, including over 200 TCU delegates, joined together in Las Vegas this week for the 2019 IAM Transportation Conference. The IAM, which represents more than 160,000 members in the airline and rail industries, is North America’s largest union in the sector. Speakers at the
Over 200 TCU representatives are attending the IAM Transportation Conference this week. TCU President Bob Scardelletti addressed the IAM Transportation Conference laying out the current benefits and upcoming negotiations in the railroad industry. President Scardelletti said, “The contracts that people in this hall negotiate represent some of the best there is. No one does it
Joseph H. Boardman, Amtrak’s second-longest-serving president and CEO, suffered a stroke while vacationing with his wife and family in Florida on March 5 and passed away March 7th, Amtrak announced. A U.S. Air Force Vietnam veteran who served as New York State Transportation Commissioner for 8 years beginning in 1997, Boardman was named Administrator of
In an Amtrak train stalled in mountain snow, with 183 people stranded, James Lake didn’t hesitate to give a hand. James is an on-board lead service attendant for Amtrak and member of TCU Local 2508.
The IAM mourns the loss of two IAM Local 1202 members and three employees of the Henry Pratt Company in Aurora, IL. The five victims were killed in a mass shooting that took place at the Henry Pratt facility on Friday, February 15, 2019. “The IAM family is distraught about the terrible tragedy at the
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
