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.
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.
Cost of Wages and Fringe Benefits as of January 2025 for Carmen and Clerks.
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
Members of Amtrak Lodge 5093 in Seattle, Washington recently had a chance to talk with International Representative Joe Derillo when he joined General Chairman Larry Vollten for a work site tour and meeting. They visited October 1, 2008 “to hear directly from these members about their concerns,” says Derillo. “We learned a lot and both
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.
From International President Robert A. Scardelletti— Senator Obama has won TCU’s endorsement for President because he demonstrates a strong knowledge of the issues that matter most to TCU members. More importantly, he shows a real commitment to act on our behalf. Senator Obama is committed to rebuilding America’s middle class; he is the person this nation
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
Without fanfare, President George W. Bush on October 16, 2008 signed into law H.R. 2095, the rail safety and Amtrak funding authorization bill. Though Bush did not support this legislation, it passed in Congress by veto-proof votes. The bill authorizes funding for Amtrak for five years; what Amtrak actually gets will depend on how much is
Click here to read the list of candidates endorsed by TCU in the presidential and state-wide elections to take place November 4, 2008. Posted 9/26/08 This portion of this website is paid for by the Machinists Non-Partisan Polical League (http://www.goiam.org) and is not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee.
Last April when Local 938 Chairman Alfredo Alvarez came from California to attend a leadership seminar at the Winpisinger Center in Maryland, he met International President Bob Scardelletti. “Our members have a lot of questions that I can’t answer ,” Alvarez wrote to Scardelletti soon after. “Who better to answer these questions than you?” He
Election Week Countdown Click here President Scardelletti Leaves No Doubt About Who Gets His Vote: The Ballot Goes to Obama and Biden As TCU International President, Bob Scardelletti travels a lot, spending a great deal of time away from his home. That’s why he applied for an absentee ballot for the upcoming presidential election. A
Applying for a Railroad Retirement Annuity–Railroad employees who are planning to retire should be aware of what steps to take and what documents are required when applying for an annuity from the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB). Being prepared can prevent needless delays and ensure that payments from the RRB begin as soon as possible after
