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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Countdown to Election 2008

November 5, 2008—Union voters played a key role in the historic victory last night of President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden.   “TCU members joined millions of others who last night voted for change,” observes International President Bob Scardelletti. “To paraphrase Barack Obama, our votes won for democracy, liberty, opportunity and hope.  After eight

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Informed Members Are Active Members: Lodge 6760 Conducts Wide-Ranging Seminar

Fort Wayne Lodge 6760 has regularly held educational seminars but the one held September 23, 2008 in Portsmouth, Ohio, was “unique” because it was “geared toward union benefits, contract rights” and a variety of other topics members need to know about. The idea for this wide-ranging seminar was Local Chairman Steve Wilhelm’s. “Portsmouth was selected

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Quick Thinking Members of Lodge 6060 Save Their Co-Worker’s Life in Birmingham, Alabama

  From left are Frank Rodriguez, Michael Williams, Adam  Moore and Benny Morris. Thanks to quick action by Lodge 6060 carmen, their union brother Joe Mixon is alive and well today.  The four heroes—Adam Moore, Benny Morris, Frank Rodriguez and Michael Williams—are Mixon’s co-workers at the Norfolk Southern Rail Yard in Birmingham, Alabama.  It was

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IAM Scholarship Competition 2009

Started in 1960, the IAM scholarship competition currently includes 63 active awards (including a vocational-technical two-year scholarship available to both children of members and members themselves).  It is highly competitive. Deadline to apply is February 27, 2009. To find out more, including information about eligibility and to download one of the three application packets, click here.

Under ’07 National Freight Agreements, Significant Benefit Improvement Negotiated: Certain Co-Pays Reduced

TCU members covered by the 2007 National Freight Agreements have a significant health insurance benefit improvement coming their way.  Starting November 1, 2008, office visit co-pays for nurse practitioners, physicians’ assistants, physical therapists and chiropractors will drop $15—from $35 to $20. There’s more: a new supplemental discount program soon will be applied to charges for

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