Drummac Workers are Fighting for a Living Wage

DID YOU KNOW? Amtrak contracts with a company called Drummac to safely load and unload vehicles from their auto trains. Add your email to join the cause and help these workers get the wages they deserve.

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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.

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2025 Fringe Benefits

Cost of Wages and Fringe Benefits as of January 2025 for Carmen and Clerks.

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House Spending Bill Would Gut Amtrak, Highway and Transit Programs

Amtrak, highway and transit programs would take a big hit in the proposed FY 2012 Transportation-HUD spending bill released Wednesday by House appropriators.
 Overall, the bill would provide $217 million less than current levels and $19.8 billion less than Obama requested. While the Transportation Department would receive a modest increase in discretionary funds, Amtrak, highway

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SAVE AMTRAK: Tell Congress – Say “NO” to the Mica-Shuster “Competition for Intercity Passenger Rail in America Act”

WE ARE FACING THE MOST SERIOUS THREAT TO AMTRAK’S EXISTENCE IN MANY YEARS! Congressman John Mica, a Florida Republican, has opposed Amtrak’s existence for more than fifteen years. But now, because the Republicans won the House of Representatives in the last election, he has become Chairman of one of the most powerful committees in Congress.

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Two Different Worlds: Republicans Versus Democrats on Amtrak’s Future

Twenty senators seek $2.2 billion for Amtrak United States Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) and 19 other senators sent a letter to the Senate Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development making a strong funding request for $2.2 billion for Amtrak’s intercity passenger-rail service in the fiscal-year 2012. In the letter the senators requested full funding

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TCU President Bob Scardelletti Testifies Before the Surface Transportation Board “RAIL COMPETITION” HEARING

TCU President Bob Scardelletti testified before the Surface Transportation Board’s (STB) hearing on the current state of competition in the railroad industry. The hearing was held over a two day span on June 22nd and 23rd featured a variety of speakers. President Scardelletti used his allotted time to make sure the STB knew that any

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Mica Transit Bill Would Slash Much Needed Funding

Representative John Mica (R-FL) recently released a six-year surface transportation reauthorization plan totaling  between $215 billion and $230 billion, drastically reducing the 2005 bill of $286 billion which, most agree, was then grossly inadequate. The proposed plan would not provide the necessary funding the country needs to maintain good quality public transportation. TCU President Bob

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TCU and IAM Send Joint Letter to the House of Representatives Asking Them to Vote NO on Amtrak Privatization

IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger and TCU/IAM President Bob Scardelletti joined together to send a letter to every member of the House urging them to vote no on the “Competition for Intercity Passenger Rail in America Act.” The letter states, “We are writing to ask you not to support legislation proposed by Transportation and Infrastructure

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