Job Insurance for TCU Members
With LECMPA job insurance, TCU members protect themselves from wage loss due to discipline.
We Are One Events Planned Around the Country – April 4th
April 4th marks the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in Memphis. The sanitation workers were trying to form a union with AFSCME. Dr. King stood beside them because he knew the right to bargain collectively is every American’s right. He gave his life for the freedom to bargain, to vote, to afford
The Republican Agenda – Crushing the American Worker
In one of the most petty acts in the recent wave of anti-worker attacks from Republican governors and legislatures, Maine Gov. Paul LePage has ordered the removal of a 36-foot mural depicting the state’s labor history from the Department of Labor. On top of that, he is removing the names of renowned labor leaders from
Wisconsin Judge Blocks Implementation of Law Limiting Collective Bargaining Rights
A Wisconsin judge issued a temporary restraining order blocking the state’s new and contentious collective bargaining law from taking effect, a measure that drew tens of thousands of protesters (including TCU members) to the state Capitol and sent some Democrats fleeing to Illinois in an attempt to block a vote on it. The judge’s order
TTD President Testifies Against the Privatization of Amtrak
Transportation Trades Department (TTD), of which TCU is a member, President Ed Wytkind Testified before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (T&I), Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee field hearing March 11, 2011. The hearing titled “Finding Ways to Encourage and Increase Private Sector Participation in Passenger Rail Service” again focused on ways to privatize
TCU Members Join the Rally in Wisconsin
TCU members protested In Wisconsin to show our solidarity with the workers fighting for their collective bargaining rights. Even with all the protesting going on, in the dead of night, Wisconsin Senate Republicans rammed through a bill that strips Wisconsinites of the collective bargaining rights their parents and grandparents bargained for, marched for, went on
Scardelletti to Congress – Don’t Privatize Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor
TCU President Bob Scardelletti testified January 27 at a special hearing of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I). The hearing was held at Grand Central Terminal in New York City. The hearing was called by new T&I Chairman John Mica (R-FL), a longtime fierce critic of Amtrak, who replaced one of
Protect Your Kidneys, Save Your Heart
Enhancing Lives Affected by Kidney Disease – Vision of International Kidney Foundation The International Kidney Foundation has designated the second Thursday of March as World Kidney Day. Since its inception in 2006, their campaign each year focuses on a single theme to help bring awareness to kidney disease which is life-altering. On March 10th, the
TCU Members Attend Rallies Across the Country in Support of Wisconsin Workers
In a strong show of solidarity TCU members in Boston, Trenton, Baton Rouge and many other locations attended rallies to support the Wisconsin workers, who are embattled to keep their rights to collectively bargain. TCU members wanted to show their support in this fight. Hundreds of members joined the thousands of our union brothers and
TCU Members at Disney Ratify New Contract
Members of the Service Trades Council, a coalition of unions that includes TCU, ratified a new contract with Disney World Friday February 25th. The Coalition represents over 21,000 full-time employees who had been working with contract extensions since last summer. The new contract is effective immediately and is valid through March 29, 2014. The new
President Obama Nominates Walter A. Barrows for Member of the Railroad Retirement Board
Walter A. Barrows is currently the Secretary-Treasurer of the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (BRS) since 1999. Click here to read the release from the White House.