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.
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has ordered Pan Am Railways Inc. to pay $50,000 in compensatory and punitive damages, as well as take corrective action, on behalf of an injured worker. The North Billerica-based commercial railroad adversely charged the worker with lying when he filed a Federal Railroad Safety Act complaint with the department’s
The Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), of which TCU is a member, recently endorsed the changes by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to Buy America policy that will lead to job creation and stronger transportation and manufacturing sectors. “TTD and our affiliated unions have long advocated for strong transportation Buy America policies,” said TTD President
Thomas F. Tarchak, Jr., 39, of Simpson, PA., died Monday morning, August 26, 2013 from injuries sustained in a work related accident in Harpursville, NY. His fiance’ is Anne Peterka. They were to be married August 2014. Born May 6, 1974 in Carbondale, PA., he was the son of Thomas F., Sr. and Judy Williamson
In a recent release by Canadian National, the CN Spotlight highlighted TCU members in the CN Car Shop in Geismar, Louisiana for 9,000 days without an injury and counting. “We’ve worked hard to establish a real safety culture here and it definitely has paid off,” says General Mechanical Supervisor Dan Hendrix. Dan attributes the team’s
Railroad retirement benefits are subject to reduction if an employee with less than 30 years of service retires before attaining full retirement age. While employees with less than 30 years of service may still retire at age 62, the age at which full retirement benefits are payable has been gradually increasing since the year 2000,
The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) has named Ram Murthy as its Chief Information Officer (CIO). As CIO, Mr. Murthy will head the RRB’s Bureau of Information Services and its more than 150 employees. In that capacity, he will be responsible for planning, directing and coordinating the agency’s Information Resources Management program. Mr. Murthy will
Union members earn better wages and benefits than workers who aren’t union members. On average, union workers’ wages are 27 percent higher than their nonunion counterparts. Unionized workers are 60 percent more likely to have employer-provided pensions. More than 85 percent of union workers have jobs that provide health insurance benefits, but only 54 percent
Walter A. Barrows, the Labor Member of the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB), recently announced two senior-level staff appointments within his immediate office. Michael J. Collins, who has been an Assistant to the Labor Member since April 2003, will assume the position of Legislative Assistant. In that capacity, he will advise the Labor Member on
The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) has released a booklet covering Railroad Unemployment and Sickness Benefits. The Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act provides two kinds of benefits for railroad employees: unemployment benefits, when you are not working but are ready, willing and able to work; and sickness benefits, when you are unable to work because of illness
John Robert Smith is familiar face in transportation reform circles. The former Republican mayor of the town of Meridian, Mississippi, he now leads two of the most significant advocacy organizations in the field, Transportation for America and Reconnecting America. He also happens to be a former chair of Amtrak’s board of directors. All of those
