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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Long Island Rail Road Union Coalition and TWU Local 100 Present Their Case To New York Elected Officials and Media As July Strike Looms

TCU/IAM National Vice-President and Assistant to the President Joel Parker addresses the press. TCU-IAM and its Long Island Rail Road coalition partners — SMART, IAM, and NCFO-SEIU – held a historic solidarity political and press briefing with TWU Local 100 at the latter’s New York City headquarters on Friday, March 21. Leaders from TCU-IAM, SMART

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TCU/IAM Carmen Division President Rich Johnson Testifies Before the FRA on AAR Brake Test Waiver Request

TCU continually reports: the Association of American Railroads (AAR) seeks a test waiver from performing Class IA brake tests on designated UP trains in the Wyoming Powder River Basin. The current federal rule states that each train shall receive a Class IA brake test, performed by a qualified person, at a location that is not

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TTD Sends Letter to Congress – Extend Federal Transit Benefits

In a letter to the ranking members of the Congressional Committee that oversees tax issues, the Transportation Trades Department (TTD), of which TCU is a member, urged the committee to support efforts to restore the public transportation tax benefit which was unfairly and dramatically decreased by almost 50 percent at the beginning of this year. Collectively, the

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TCU AND OTHER UNIONS PREPARE FOR STRIKE ON LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD

Faced with the Long Island Rail Road’s total rejection of Presidential Emergency Board 244’s recommendations, TCU and the other involved unions are actively preparing for a strike, which could come as early as March 21. TCU is in a coalition with SMART-Transportation (UTU) and Mechanical (Sheet Metal Workers), and the National Conference of Firemen and

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RRB Releases Medicare Booklet for Railroad Workers

A recent release from the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) explains what railroad workers need to know about the Medicare program. The Medicare program covers railroad workers just like workers under social security. Railroad retirement payroll taxes include a Medicare hospital insurance tax just like social security payroll taxes. Though you’re paying into the Medicare program

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AAR Supports H.R. 3498 – Repealing the Crippling 2014 Tax on National Railroad Healthcare Plans

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) recently offered its support for H.R. 3489, legislation introduced to repeal the funding mechanism for the Transitional Reinsurance Program authorized by the Affordable Care Act. The fees levied to support the Program provide an unnecessary financial burden to the rail sector with no corresponding benefit. The Transitional Reinsurance Program

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