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.
RRB Eligibility Requirements Eased for Divorced Spouses
The Pension Protection Act of 2006, enacted last August, contains provisions which affect payments made by the Railroad Retirement Board to the divorced spouses of railroad employees. More »
Lodge 5045 Maintenance of Way Supervisors Ratify New Jersey Transit Agreement
Good news arrived during the 2006 end of year holidays for members of New Jersey Transit M/W Lodge 5045 members: they ratified new terms of their agreement with the carrier during the Christmas week. It took “diligence and perseverance” for the negotiating committee, led by General Chairman Tony Longo, to get to this conclusion, Supervisors
Concerned Carmen Call for Check by FRA, Inspectors Find 170 Defective Rail Cars
March 2007 —To become a carman and a member of TCU’s Carmen Division, an individual has to learn the ropes as an apprentice. That training counts for all involved—new carman, his or her fellow employees, the employer and the community. Knowing how to do the job right is what keeps everything and everybody safe. Union
TCU Leadership Training
New Assistant International Rep Starts Building Skills at Week-long Briefwriter’s Seminar Dave Cullinan, the newly-appointed Assistant International Representative for Unit 46, spent the week of July 13 at TCU headquarters in Rockville honing his skills in membership representation. Seen above in the center, he studied with Industry Relations Executive Director Debbie Horrell and IR Director Darwin Kubasiewicz.
Disability Earnings Allowance Increases Substantially
During the closing hours of the 109th Congress, the U.S. Senate passed H.R. 5483, the Railroad Retirement Disability Earnings Act of 2006. President Bush signed the bill into law on Friday, January 12. It became effective immediately. This bill increases the amount of money that an individual on disability can earn—without affecting his or her Railroad
NMB Members Confirmed by Senate December 9, 2006
NMB Members Confirmed by Senate December 9, 2006 The Senate confirmed the appointment of two members of the National Mediation Board on December 9, 2006. Elizabeth Dougherty joins the Board December 13 as a new member. She will finish the term of outgoing member and chairman Edward J. Fitzmaurice, Jr, through June 30, 2007, and
Legislative Watch
The Legislative Watch is prepared by TCU National Legislative Director and IVP Bob Davis. Here is the most recent issue. Final Report, 110th Congress, released. Click here for the report issued January 2009.
Kentucky River Decision Does Not Affect Membership of TCU Supervisors
Kentucky River Decision Does Not Affect Membership of TCU Supervisors On October 3, the National Labor Relations Board issued a potentially devastating ruling regarding a number of separate cases in the health care field which are collectively referred to as ‘Kentucky River’ or ‘the Kentucky River decision.’ The decision broadly reclassifies as ‘supervisors’ thousands of
Beware: Quest Diagnostics No Longer in UnitedHealthcare Network Effective January 2007
UnitedHealthcare has announced that effective this January 1 (January 31 for the State of Washington), Quest Diagnostics will no longer be a network provider of laboratory services. This will apply to all participants whose health care benefits are administered by UnitedHealthcare, whether under the Railroad Employees National Health and Welfare Plan (Group Policy GA-23000) or