Job Insurance for TCU Members
With LECMPA job insurance, TCU members protect themselves from wage loss due to discipline.
CSX Intermodal Agreement Ratified
On April 16th TCU members resoundingly ratified a CSX Intermodal agreement, with an outstanding 56% of eligible members participating and voting strongly in favor of the agreement. Prior to ratification, National Vice President Matt Hollis, assisted by Local Chairmen Reggie Carter and Jon Bailey, attended lodge meetings, visited 16 properties, held numerous conference calls, and
On June 1st TCU Member of 42 Years Joe Kelly will Retire
Joe Kelly, TVM Terminal Agent is scheduled to retire June 1, 2018 after almost 42 years of dedicated service to NJ Transit and Conrail. Joseph Kelly began his career December 10, 1976 with Conrail Immediately after he graduated from Dover High School at the tender age of eighteen. He was especially excited to become a
TCU on Instagram
TCU Begins Instagram, focusing on member Education and TCU members on-the-job. Send photos to websteward@tcunion.org, to submit a photo include Name, photo description. Please only take pictures of members on-the-job if it is permitted and safe to do so. Click here to view the TCU Instagram page. On Instagram: TCUNIONHQ
MOVEAMERICA BLOG – Honoring the Life and Preserving the Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
By recognizing social and economic justice as one and the same, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. understood the immense power working people have when they come together. He saw union representation as the clearest path out of poverty and into the middle class, and fought for the rights of all people to have good jobs
TCU Wins EEOC Complaint against BNSF
TCU/IAM is happy to report that the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) recently found in favor of TCU/IAM in a charge filed by the union against BNSF Railway. Recently, BNSF implemented an invasive medical reporting requirement (Rule 26.3.1), which required employees to disclose highly personal medical information to the company each time the
RRB Release – Comparison of Benefits Under Railroad Retirement and Social Security
Employers and employees covered by the Railroad Retirement Act pay higher retirement taxes than those covered by the Social Security Act, so that railroad retirement benefits remain higher than social security benefits, especially for career employees who have 30 or more years of service. The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) has released a questions and answers
Railroads to Congress: Industry depends on international trade
On Tuesday, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) sent a letter to leaders of the Congressional committees with trade jurisdiction. The letter urges them to consider the effect of renegotiating NAFTA on the railroad industry. AAR President Ed Hamberger wrote, “approximately 50,000 rail jobs and more than $5.5 billion in annual wages and benefits…depend directly
Reps. Lipinski and Bacon lead bipartisan effort supporting Rail Workers and Retirees
Today, Illinois Democrat Dan Lipinski joined with Nebraska Republican Don Bacon to lead a letter supporting additional funding to the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB). The letter had broad bipartisan support from their colleagues in Congress, including 12 Republicans and 23 Democrats. Click HERE to view read the Lipinski-Bacon letter Once secured, this funding will be
New Jersey Governor Murphy Proposes $242 Million More for NJ Transit
Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposed $37.4 billion state budget adds $242 million more into NJ Transit. Added funding for the agency’s operations would be in addition to $141 million allocated in the fiscal year 2018 budget for a total of $383 million for NJ Transit operations in fiscal year 2019, according to budget documents released Tuesday. Murphy
AAR Petitions FRA to Increase Off-Air Time to 24 Hours
The Association of American Railroads (AAR), on behalf of itself and its member railroads, recently petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for a waiver of compliance from Federal railroad safety regulations which require brake tests to be performed on a train when it has been off-air for four hours. AAR specifically requests that the four-hour