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 2024 for Carmen and Clerks.
TCU/IAM is renewing support for the United Way and Guide Dogs of America. TCU/IAM members are passionately committed to building stronger, healthier communities. TCU/IAM is proud to partner with these two great causes in this work. United Way improves lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities around the world to advance the common good:
The Federal Medicare program provides hospital and medical insurance protection for railroad retirement annuitants and their families, just as it does for social security beneficiaries. Medicare has the following parts: Medicare Part A (hospital insurance) helps pay for inpatient care in hospitals and skilled nursing facilities (following a hospital stay), some home health care services,
Washington, DC – Larry Willis, president of the Transportation Trades Department, of which TCU is a member, AFL-CIO (TTD), issued a statement in response to the Federal Railroad Administration’s decision not to regulate crew size and to preempt current state laws that require two-person crews: “The FRA’s announcement that it will pull back a proposed
Larry Willis, President of the Transportation Trades Department, of which TCU is a member, AFL-CIO (TTD), issues this statement in response to today’s failed infrastructure meeting between President Trump and Congressional leaders: “President Trump sidestepped a critical opportunity to show the visionary leadership needed to rebuild this country and secure America’s standing as a global,
TCU/IAM Local 626 member Janice Scott is living the American dream. She used the benefits provided by the union to obtain an Associates Degree in Business Management from Eastern Gateway Community College (EGCC). She will graduate from EGCC this weekend. Because of her union contract she was able to attend college and earn a degree
In a recent event at the Amtrak Wilmington Station Congresswoman Lisa Blunt-Rochester (D-DE) presented Congressional pins and certificates for the outstanding service provided to Amtrak customers. The pins and awards were presented to: Customer Service Representative/Ticket Agent Timothy Bazemore Lead Customer Service Representative/Ticket Agent, Sheadana Patterson Baggage man Carlos Perez Red Cap, Keith Lewis Customer
The Chicago District Council invites union members, family and friends to their Annual Charity Golf outing at Silver Lakes Country Club in Orland Park IL on September 21st. Proceeds will go to the Guide Dogs of America and the IAM Veterans Services Committee. Click here to view the flyer.
This week, the 2019 IAM Legislative Conference was held at the Hyatt Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The conference was one of the best-attended in years, with hundreds of members, local leaders and officers packing the conference hall to hear from a long list of congressional leaders and presidential candidates. IAM International President Bob Martinez
President Donald Trump nominated Todd Rokita, the former Republican Congressman for Indiana, to the Amtrak Board of Directors. Rokita consistently voted against funding Amtrak while he was a congressman. In an article the titled “Fox in the Henhouse” the Rail Passengers Association laid out the reasons they oppose this nomination and the votes that Todd
A new spirit of service and gratitude is rolling across the CSX rail network in the form of two locomotives that have been repainted by the BRC/TCU Carmen Painters at the Huntington, WV Locomotive Shop. These locomotives have been renamed in honor of our nation’s military and first responders. The one-of-a-kind locomotives named The Spirit
