The second Presidential Emergency Board to render a decision in the past five months, like the earlier appointed board of experts, recommends raises for LIRR’s workers and rejects MTA’s call for sweeping changes to contract language. March 23, 2026, NEW YORK – On March 16, Presidential Emergency Board (PEB) 254, the second board assigned to
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24, 2026 – Today, U.S. Sens. Jon Husted (R-OH), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Eric Schmitt (R-MO), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Roger Marshall (R-KS), and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced the Railway Safety Act in the Senate. This legislation largely resembles previous bipartisan legislation led by then-Sens. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) that passed out
February 20, 2026 – The Transportation Communications Union/IAM (TCU) has reached a tentative agreement with BNSF covering members at the BNSF Cicero, Corwith, Seattle, and Memphis Intermodal facilities. The agreement delivers the wage increases achieved on the National Freights, totaling 17.5% in GWIs over five years (18.8% compounded) with retroactive pay beginning July 1, 2025.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2026 – Senate HELP Committee Chair Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Ranking Member Bernie Sanders (I-VT) held a bipartisan hearing to highlight the success of the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) retirement system and how to overcome the problems years of underfunding by Congress has created for the agency and railroaders. The RRB is unique
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2026 – On the three-year anniversary of the East Palestine train disaster, Transportation Communications Union/IAM National Legislative Director Dave Arouca and National Legislative Representative Connor Vargo joined labor leaders, Members of Congress, and local elected officials to call on Congress to pass the Railway Safety Act and bring much needed safety reforms
MARYLAND, Feb. 4, 2026 – The Transportation Communications Union/IAM is proud to announce that Katrina Coleman has been elected National Vice President by the TCU Executive Council, effective March 1, 2026. Sister Coleman brings nearly four decades of dedication to the labor movement and a proven record of leadership, advocacy, and service to TCU members.
OAKLAND, CA, Jan. 31, 2026 – On Friday, January 30, Rep. Lateefah Simon (D-CA) announced the introduction of the Rapid Intervention and Deterrence for Enhanced Rider (RIDER) Safety Act, alongside representatives from labor and public transit agencies. The bill encourages the use of transit support specialists across transit systems by expanding funding availability for these
Jan. 24, 2026 – This week, representatives of TCU’s Brotherhood of Railway Carmen (BRC) Division met with Senate offices in Ohio and Indiana to discuss ongoing safety issues in the Class I freight rail industry, as part of a broader rail labor effort to advocate for passage of the bipartisan Railway Safety Act. BRC National
Jan. 16, 2026 – Today, the Transportation Communications Union/IAM applauds the introduction of the bipartisan Passenger Rail Crew Protection Act (PRCPA) which would make it a federal offense to assault a crew member aboard a train, or service employees in a train station. These protections closely mirror the same federal protections given to airline crew
Jan. 7, 2026 – On December 19th, 2025, Representative Jimmy Gomez (D-Los Angeles) led a letter with 14 of his colleagues to Alvand Transportation CEO Victor Alvandi, urging the company to come back to the table and negotiate with the Transportation Communications Union (TCU/IAM) members who voted to organize more than a year ago. Bus
