Category Archives: TCU Blog

Historic First Contract Reached Between Transportation Communications Union and Transdev, Inc.

By Local News, Organizing, Press Releases, TCU Blog

Merced, CA, April 10, 2025 — Transportation Communications Union/IAM has successfully ratified its first-ever collective bargaining agreement with Transdev, Inc., marking a historic milestone for the union and the dedicated workforce in Merced, California. This is a landmark first contract reached by TCU/IAM, whose Organizing Department was established in 2022.  This contract, covering bus drivers, mechanics, utility workers,

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TCU Urges Lawmakers to Avert $750M Transit Funding Crisis in Chicago Area

By Carmen Division, Legislative Outlook, Local News, TCU Blog

April 8, 2025 — As Chicago-area transit systems face a projected fiscal cliff of more than $750 million, representatives from the Transportation Communications Union (TCU) are in Springfield, Illinois, urging lawmakers to support vital funding for Metra, CTA, and Pace. The fiscal cliff, estimated to take effect in 2026, threatens the systems with sweeping service

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TCU/IAM’S ALLISON PARKER BEGINS SERVING AS Labor Chair for the National Railroad Adjustment Board

By Local News, TCU Blog

April 1, 2025 – Effective today, Allison Parker will begin serving as the Labor Chair for the National Railroad Adjustment Board (NRAB). The NRAB is an arm of the National Mediation Board (NMB) and is crucial in resolving discipline and rule grievances on practically every rail carrier in the United States. Allison has more than

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RRB Seminar for Washington DC Amtrak Local Lodge

By Carmen Division, Railroad Retirement, TCU Blog

March 7, 2025, Washington, D.C. – On February 25, 2025, Jessica Cullop, Director of TCU’s Social Services Department, presented a Railroad Retirement seminar at the Amtrak Washington, D.C. Local Lodge meeting.  Local Lodge T6364 President Curtis Harris and Local Chairman Andre Reese coordinated this seminar.  Carmen General President Don Grissom, Carmen General Vice President Darren

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TCU/IAM Lorton, Va. Amtrak Auto Train Workers Picket for a Living Wage

By Local News, Press Releases, TCU Blog

LORTON, Va., Feb, 19, 2025 – More than a year after voting to organize into the Transportation Communications Union (TCU/IAM), the largest union on Amtrak, a group of Drummac employees who work on the Amtrak Auto Train Property in Lorton, Va., are holding an informational picket against Drummac management’s stall tactics during negotiations. “These employees

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