Union Plus Programs for TCU Members
TCU fully supports the programs available for active and retired TCU members and their families. With the money savings programs available, in some situations, the benefits can offset paid union dues.
House Republicans Want to Dismantle Amtrak
House Republicans are once again pushing a proposal to dismantle Amtrak, by carving up the national network and awarding private investors the right to build and operate high-speed rail service between Washington and Boston. While the highly profitable Northeast Corridor would be privatized under the GOP plan, less profitable routes would remain part of the
TCU CRAFTS RATIFY MBCR CONTRACTS
Culminating almost three years of tough bargaining, all three TCU crafts – Carmen, Clerks and Supervisors – have ratified five year agreements with the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad (MBCR). The agreements deliver approximately 20% in net value over the term of the agreement, and contain several unprecedented breakthroughs. For the first time anywhere, non-operating crafts
Effective July 1, 2011, Amtrak Retirees Save on Supplemental Coverage with New GA-23111 Plan P
Under the direction of Rail Labor, United Healthcare announced that effective July 1, 2011, all Amtrak Early Retirees currently covered under GA-23111 – Plan E will be moved to a new plan called GA-23111 – “Plan P”. Also, during a special open- enrollment period, Amtrak Early Retirees who did not previously take advantage of enrolling
TCU Sends Letter in Support of Retiree Health Coverage
In a letter to Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), TCU expressed support for retiree health coverage currently before the Senate. The bill would provide an additional five billion dollars in funding for the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program. “Insurance for older Americans is more than four times more expensive than coverage for young
TCU Responds to Member in Need – Thank You
On April 15th, 2011 TCU/IAM Local Lodge 861 member, and Financial Secretary-Treasurer, Shantell Berry and her family lost their home to a devastating fire. Many TCU members from around the country responded with money and clothing donations. Not only individuals, TCU Local Lodges responded as well. TCU and IAM also both gave donations from their
Your Vote Counts – Congressional Republicans Want to De-Fund the NLRB Because They Don’t Like the Boeing Decision
When the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently ruled that Boeing violated the law by transferring thousands of jobs from its unionized facilities in Washington to its non-union plant in South Carolina, Congressional Republicans were furious. They immediately retaliated by introducing legislation to reverse the decision and to defund the agency. “The NLRB makes a
RRB Issuing Statements of Service
Each year, the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) prepares a “Certificate of Service Months and Compensation” (Form BA-6) for every railroad employee who received creditable railroad compensation in the previous calendar year. The forms will be mailed to employees by the RRB during the first half of June. While every effort has been made to
TCU Sends Letter to the Senate Opposing Dual Oversight of Railroads
In a letter sent to the Senate by TCU/IAM President Bob Scardelletti, he voiced his strong concern in opposing S. 49, the Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2011. In the letter President Scardelletti states, “This bill, if passed, would cause dual and possibly conflicting oversight of the railroads by the Surface Transportation Board (STB)
UTU Makes Tentative Agreement in National Negotiations
A tentative new five-year national rail agreement covering wages, benefits and working conditions has been reached between the UTU and the National Carriers’ Conference Committee (NCCC). No details of the tentative agreement have been released pending a meeting of the Association of UTU General Chairpersons. TCU is currently bargaining in coalition with ATDA, IAM, IBEW,
TCU Member in Need Receives Check to Help
On Wednesday, April 20, 2011, Local Lodge 861 members at Albany, NY, were pleased to present a check from TCU’s Disaster Relief Fund to sister Shantell Berry on behalf of TCU. Sister Berry, a mother of four young children, and Local 861 Financial Secretary Treasurer, recently lost all of their household effects to a devastating