We are saddened by the passing of TCU Lodge 2506 Member Sophia Ortiz’s daughter. Eliyanah passed away recently after a tragic accident. Her family was traveling southbound on the 880 to Milpitas for a family birthday dinner and were the victims of gun violence. A bullet struck their 5-year-old daughter and she passed away.
Attention all TCU members who enjoy taking photos. The 2023 IAM Photography contest is now open, so get out your cameras or smartphones and start snapping some pics of your Union sisters and brothers. The official call letter and entry forms can be found here. Submit your pictures of IAM members in their workplace, union
TCU President Artie Maratea addressed the over 800 delegates at the IAM Transportation Conference today. He touched on the fulfillment of the TCU/IAM merger, the contracts that TCU has completed recently, the results TCU has received for our members while protecting the agreements and the education of TCU representatives. In a passionate speech Artie said,
The growing concerns over worker safety and other issues continue to gain national attention. Today, on the front page of the Wall Street Journal is an article “Hurry Up and Get it Done.” The article highlights the concern of Carmen and Machinists are experiencing in reduced inspection times. “As I’ve said before, Precision Scheduled Railroading
TCU (clerical), Brotherhood of Railway Carmen and ARASA representatives recently reached a Tentative Agreement (TA) with Amtrak. Our union was a proud partner of the TCU & Shop Crafts coalition during this round of bargaining. Click here to read the coalition’s joint statement, more details of the agreement will be provided in the near future.
Today the Services Trades Council Union (STCU) reached a historic tentative agreement with Walt Disney World. Under the terms of the agreement minimum hourly rates will increase to $16 effective 10/1/2022 with full back pay for all eligible Cast Members. Minimum hourly rates will increase to $17.00 upon ratification and will increase to $18.00 this
Yesterday the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a hearing to discuss issues involving last months East Palestine train derailment. Attached is a video that shows some of the highlights from the hearing. “Like I’ve said before, PSR is finally getting the attention it deserves. It was obvious in the hearing yesterday that
The TCU and our Carmen Division welcome the recent announcements that the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) will be conducting special investigations into the safety culture at Norfolk Southern. The recent derailments happening across the network have finally brought the needed attention to a business model that put profits
Representatives from the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen (BRC) are on the ground in Springfield Ohio assisting with the investigation into yesterdays Norfolk Southern train derailment. We will support the investigating agencies to identify the cause of this derailment. “We appreciate the swift work of the first responders. We hope this derailment will be cleared quickly
On February 22, 2023, Carmen Assistant General President, Carl Lakin, and National Representative, Jason Cox, met with FRA Administrator Bose in East Palestine, OH. There were several concerns addressed by the First Responders concerning the lack of information involving hazmat contents until they arrived at the scene of the accident. There also appeared to
