The theme for International Women’s Day this year is Choose To Challenge, with specific action plans that reverberate longstanding Labor movement principles: Take action for equality, a challenged world is an alert world and from challenge comes change. Historic inspiration and strength to invoke change can be gained from one of Labor’s most fiery and
The Senate approved the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package Saturday, over 24 hours after opening debate on the bill. The bill is expected to be signed into law by President Biden. “For over a year the American people were told they were on their own,” said President Biden “This nation has suffered too much
A group of House Democrats met with Amazon workers in Alabama, the latest move to support union drives as it tries to get pro-labor legislation through Congress. Organized by Rep. Andy Levin of Michigan, a labor lawyer who worked for years with the AFL-CIO, the delegation will include Rep. Terri A. Sewell of Alabama and
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has issued an Emergency order implementing a mask requirement for all freight and passenger railroad employees in all crafts. This comes after the recent Center of Disease Control guidelines. According to the FRA, field observations from safety inspectors regarding mask use on railroad property indicate “that the critical practice of
Three states and two railroad unions achieved a favorable decision in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit regarding an attempt by the Trump-era Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to do away with two-person operating crews on freight trains operating in the U.S. The case, brought by the states of California, Washington and Nevada
Executive Committee unveils award to honor former president Larry Willis Greg Regan and Shari Semelsberger were unanimously elected today as President and Secretary-Treasurer, respectively, of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), by the organization’s Executive Committee, of which TCU is a member. Regan started at TTD as a legislative representative in 2011, was elected secretary-treasurer
TCU/IAM members received over 1 million dollars in 2020 as a direct result of grievance settlements on the property and/or arbitration awards. In addition 45 members were returned to work after having been improperly terminated or dismissed from service. “Filing grievances to protect our members and our work is the primary responsibility of every TCU/IAM
The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure held a hearing February 4th on: “Protecting Transportation Workers and Passengers from COVID: Gaps in Safety, Lessons Learned, and Next Steps.” The Transportation Trades Department AFL-CIO (TTD) is releasing videos highlighting transportation workers on the frontlines of the COVID pandemic, emphasizing the protection needs of workers going forward.
TCU National President Artie Maratea issued the following statement prior to the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee’s Reconciliation bill markup: “Our members applaud the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee’s draft stimulus bill, which would put thousands of our members back to work at Amtrak and commuter railroads, while providing much-needed help to railroaders on furlough
A federal judge ruled recently that Union Pacific Railroad is no longer bound to its 149-year-old contract with the City of Palestine and Anderson County. Local officials called the move a blow to local railroad workers and the economy, effectively gutting the future of the railroad jobs in the area. Through the original 1872 contract,
