Category Archives: Local News

The East Palestine Derailment & Overall Rail Industry Safety

By Artie Maratea & Don Grissom Somehow “We tried to warn you,” just doesn’t quite cut it. For the past several years, rail labor unions – ourselves included – have been ringing the alarm bells about the dangers of the cost-cutting business model, so-called “Precision Scheduled Railroading.” Or, PSR for short. We’ve testified before Congress

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TCU & BRC JOIN RAIL LABOR IN HIGH-SPEED RAIL LABOR COALITION

LAS VEGAS (Feb 21, 2023) — Brightline West, America’s first true high-speed rail system connecting Las Vegas and Southern California, today, announced a landmark agreement, establishing a commitment with several craft rail unions for the use of highly skilled union labor in critical jobs required to operate and maintain this historic project. The memorandum of

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TCU Carmen Division Overwhelmingly Ratify Agreements with D&H and Soo Line

The Brotherhood Railway Carmen Division/TCU (BRC) has ratified the Delaware and Hudson Railway Company, Inc. (D&H) Agreement by 100% & also, the CP Soo Line Agreement by 89.7%.  These agreements achieved the same historic wage increases and other entitlements as the National agreement.   BRC General President Don Grissom said, “I would like to thank

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A Dollar is Not Enough: TCU/IAM, Disney Union Coalition Recommends Contract Rejection

Representatives of the Service Trades Council Union (STCU) came together at a press conference in Orlando to send a clear message to recommend members vote no on Disney’s latest contract proposal. Disney is proposing raises of $1 a year for most workers, but the main message from the press conference was that $1 is not

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TCU/IAM National President Maratea Elected CRLO Chairman

December 19, 2022- With the upcoming retirement of CRLO Chairman Dennis Pierce, TCU/IAM National President Maratea was elected Chairman of CRLO effective January 1, 2023. Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen President Mike Baldwin was elected Vice-Chairman. American Train Dispatches Association (ATDA) President Leo McCann will continue to serve as Secretary-Treasurer. “I am thankful for the opportunity

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National President Maratea Statement on Congressional Action

December 1, 2022 – Washington DC – The United States Senate voted to pass legislation to impose the terms of the recent Tentative Agreement for the remaining four (4) unions who failed to ratify their agreement.  However, the Senate did not pass the resolution to provide paid sick days to railroad workers. Today’s vote by

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2023 TCU Dues Rate

In accordance with the IAM Constitution and as noted in this letter, 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

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