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.
In an effort to increase engagement in UnitedHealthcare/Optum’s wellness coaching programs, UnitedHealthcare (UHC) is sponsoring a sweepstakes campaign through RAILROAD HEALTHLINK. This sweepstakes is open to all railroad employees and their eligible dependents (18 years and older) who are enrolled with UnitedHealthcare for their medical benefits under the Railroad Employees National Health and Welfare Plan.
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) released a questions and answers that
The House recently passed Amtrak reauthorization legislation, The Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act H.R.749, authorizing nearly $8 billion in funding for Amtrak that would expire in 2019. The 316-101 vote badly divided Republicans, as all of the no votes came from firebrand conservatives. The Bill wouldn’t have passed except for the support of all
TCU President Bob Scardelletti wrote a letter to Congress in support of H.R 749, supporting Amtrak funding. In the letter President Scardelletti writes; “On behalf of the Transportation Communications Union/IAM, I am writing you to urge the members of the House of Representatives to pass, without amendment, H.R. 749, the Passenger Rail Reform and Investment
Left to right: Rod Moyer , Melody Querio/GC, Greg Granato/PR, Iqbal Hossain, NR Mike Miller, Kiwie Silva, Bill Ferguson/FST-RS, and Winston Mcintosh/Protective Committee Member Left to right: Eddie Simmons, Mike Miller, Margie Rivera, Leo Simmons my left Dave Sanmoogan, Harold Williams far right Left to right: George Vazquez, Mike Miller, Helsher Graves
TCU Member and Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ticket agent, James Verschure, came to the aid of a man who fell onto the tracks at the LIRR Ronkonkoma station, saving the man’s life by making sure trains were stopped and power was cut to the electrified third rail. The victim, a 43-year-old Riverhead resident, was taken
Monthly benefits may be payable under the Railroad Retirement Act to the surviving widow(er), children, and certain other dependents of a railroad employee if the employee was “insured” under that Act at the time of death. Lump-sum death benefits may also be payable to qualified survivors in some cases. Click here to read the questions
Edward Wytkind, President of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), of which TCU is a member, recently issued a statement about the markup of the Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015: “We are pleased that the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved a bipartisan passenger rail bill that provides multi-year investment for Amtrak while
In 1993, Intel shipped the first-generation Pentium chips and Nintendo released Star Fox for the Super Nintendo system; the average monthly rent was $532.00; and tuition to Harvard University cost $23,514. A lot has changed since then. One thing, though, hasn’t changed at all: the federal gas tax. When last raised – to 18.4 cents
