Effective January 1, 2025, the employees’ monthly cost share is $277.54, a decrease of $31.67 from 2024 for all employees covered under the National Health and Welfare plan. In addition, as a result of the recently ratified agreements on various properties, several improvements to the current healthcare plan are also being implemented. These improvements
January 9, 2025 – TCU’s Women’s Committee, FIERCE, wanted to end 2024 by giving back to the community over the holiday season. Similar to last year, FIERCE wanted to help a family in need and was introduced to the Williams family by Arika Davenport, a member of TCU Local Lodge 570. FIERCE worked closely with
To celebrate the holidays, TCU/IAM members can find discounts to your favorite restaurants, Walt Disney World, car rentals, hotels, Costco and more by shopping through Abenity at unionplus.abenity.com. Access your Union Plus Concerts and Events discount by registering and/or logging into the Abenity website for Union Plus members. Get discounts on everything fun. Union members
On Wednesday, December 18th, the U.S. Senate passed the Railroad Employee Equity and Fairness (REEF) Act as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The legislation will now head to President Biden’s desk to sign into law. Since 2011, Railroaders’ unemployment and sickness benefits have been unfairly and unjustifiably cut by 5-8%. Rail labor
December 9, 2024 – TCU and BRC announced that their members have voted to ratify their respective Agreements with the National Carriers Conference Committee (NCCC), which mirror the five (5) year agreements reached earlier this year with CSXT, Norfolk Southern, and BNSF. These agreements provide 17.5% general wage increases (18.77 compounded). These are the largest wage
Joe Derillo Sr. began his railroad career as a Signalman and joined TCU Lodge 5092 in 1980 when he became a supervisor. Joe was elected as Lodge President in 1992 and elected as Local Chairman that same year. In 2002, Brother Derillo was elected President of the ARASA Division and in 2006, he became International
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November 13, 2024 – TCU and BRC have reached Tentative Agreements with the National Carriers Conference Committee (NCCC) which mirror the five (5) year agreements reached earlier this year with CSXT, Norfolk Southern and BNSF. These agreements provide 17.5% general wage increases (18.77 compounded). These are the largest wage increases achieved outside of a Presidential
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
Retired TCU International Vice President Joe Condo passed away on October 24th 2024. Joe was born on June 21st, 1946 in Bronx, New York. Condo Majored in Labor Economics at the university of Dayton. He began his union career in 1971 with the Manpower Training department of TCU. He served in various positions in the
