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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RRB Release – The Importance of a Current Connection for Railroad Retirement Benefits

Under the Railroad Retirement Act, a “current connection with the railroad industry” is one of the eligibility requirements for occupational disability annuities and supplemental annuities, and is one of the factors that determine whether the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) or the Social Security Administration has jurisdiction over the payment of monthly benefits to survivors of

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House Passes Highway-Transit Bill

On Thursday, the House of Representatives passed their Surface Transportation bill (a.k.a. “Highway” bill). After votes on over 100 amendments, the bill eventually passed overwhelmingly by a vote of 363-64. Notably, the House rejected the Ribble amendment that would have increased truck weight limitations. TCU had urgedlawmakers numerous times to strike the language, and it

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RRB Release – No Railroad Retirement Benefit Increase in 2016; Retiree Earnings Limits Remain the Same

The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) release a statement on 2016 Railroad Retirement annuities. Railroad retirement annuities, like social security benefits, will not increase in January 2016 as there was no increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from the third quarter of last year to the corresponding period of the current year. Also, because there

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TTD Applauds Confirmation Of Feinberg As FRA Chief

On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate confirmed Sarah Feinberg as Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). Feinberg had been serving as Acting Administrator for the past nine months. Ed Wytkind, President of the AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department (TTD), issued a statement applauding her confirmation: “…In the nine months that Feinberg has served as Acting Administrator,

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House Committee Introduces Highway-Transit Bill

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee introduced a six-year, $325 billion reauthorization bill for our nation’s highway and transit programs. The bill provides $261 billion for highways and $55 billion for transit, and the rest being assigned to safety programs. The Committee is scheduled to begin the markup process on Thursday, October 22nd. With an

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TCU Members are Reminded of Open Enrollment Until October 31, 2015

Open Enrollment for members covered under the Railroad Employees National Health and Welfare Plan is still running until October 31. Members should have received materials in the mail that provided details of the 2016 Open Enrollment. Now open until October 31, 2015, members can securely access the Railroad Enrollment Services online at www.yourtracktohealth.com to review and

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New Jersey Transit Labor Coalition Releases Summary of Presidential Emergency Board Recommendations

?The New Jersey Transit Rail Labor Coalition issued a summary of the Report to the President by Emergency Board No. 248. The Coalition includes every rail union on NJT, representing nearly 4,300 workers, ?TCU’s delegation to the PEB included National Vice President and Special Assistant to the President Joel Parker (who serves as spokesman for

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