NEXT MEETING: November 18th, 2025
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TCU AND IAM JOIN AI ROUNDTABLE WITH MICROSOFT, TRANSPORTATION LABOR
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Trump administration wants to hand out $2.4 billion it took from California’s high-speed railroad
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Union Pacific Ordered to Pay Damages for Retaliating Against Worker
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HAPPY 90TH BIRTHDAY TO RETIRED CARMEN GENERAL PRESIDENT BOB WOJTOWICZ
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UJEP & TCU SUPPORT REALISTIC REPEAL OF CARBON RULE
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Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern merge creating first US transcontinental railroad
TCU AND IAM JOIN AI ROUNDTABLE WITH MICROSOFT, TRANSPORTATION LABOR
November 5, 2025 – Leaders from the Transportation Communications Union (TCU) and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) recently participated in an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Roundtable hosted by Microsoft, the AFL-CIO Tech Institute, and the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD). The event brought together transportation unions to discuss how AI is reshaping the […]
Trump administration wants to hand out $2.4 billion it took from California’s high-speed railroad
The Trump administration wants to redistribute $2.4 billion it pulled from California’s high-speed rail project as part of a new $5 billion program announced Monday to fund rail projects to boost passenger rail traffic nationwide. To continue reading…
Union Pacific Ordered to Pay Damages for Retaliating Against Worker
OSHA says the carrier violated federal law prohibiting railroads from firing workers who report work-related injuries; the railroad plans to appeal By Paul BergerFollow and Esther FungFollow Aug. 18, 2025 at 3:43 pm ET Regulators will consider ‘fair working conditions for employees’ in their review of Union Pacific’s merger deal with Norfolk Southern. PHOTO: BRANDON BELL/GETTY IMAGES Federal regulators ordered Union […]
HAPPY 90TH BIRTHDAY TO RETIRED CARMEN GENERAL PRESIDENT BOB WOJTOWICZ
July 28, 2025 – The TCU/IAM family proudly wishes a very happy 90th birthday to Brother Bob Wojtowicz, retired General President of the Carmen Division. Brother Wojtowicz dedicated his life to improving the lives of railroad workers across the country. His decades of service and leadership helped shape the strength and solidarity of our union, and […]
UJEP & TCU SUPPORT REALISTIC REPEAL OF CARBON RULE
July 14, 2024 – The Unions for Jobs & Environmental Progress (UJEP) Coalition submitted comments todayoffering a realistic vision for repealing the carbon pollution standards promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). “TCU will always fight for our members’ jobs – regardless of the politics. We didn’t like the EPA rule when it initially came out because […]
Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern merge creating first US transcontinental railroad
Union Pacific’s $85B deal creates first coast-to-coast railroad network By Daniella Genovese Union Pacific Corporation and Norfolk Southern Corporation announced a landmark merger deal on Tuesday that will create America’s first transcontinental railroad, linking more than 50,000 route miles from coast to coast. To continue reading…
Union Pacific floats transcon merger trial balloons: Analysis
Increasingly detailed leaks and CEO comments test reaction to a potential merger deal with Norfolk Southern Union Pacific appears to be using a familiar playbook that large, publicly traded companies trot out when considering mergers and acquisitions: Send up trial balloons and see how they fly. To continue reading…
House panel wrangles on rail safety technology
Automated track inspection a focus of hearing WASHINGTON — The partisan split over the implementation of technology in the railroad industry was on display during a House subcommittee hearing Tuesday. To continue reading…
STATEMENT FROM TCU/IAM NATIONAL PRESIDENT ARTIE MARATEA REGARDING THE FEDERAL COURT’S DECISION
Statement from TCU/IAM National President Artie Maratea regarding the Federal Court’s decision last night: “We’re relieved that our students will continue to have home. We’ve made a commitment to these kids to give them a way forward, and we intend to honor our commitment. And while we’re pleased the court understands that these kids need […]
JOINT STATEMENT FROM TCU AND IAM UNION ON U.S. LABOR DEPARTMENT’S DECISION TO EFFECTIVELY END JOB CORPS PROGRAM
Brian Bryant, International President of the 600,000-member IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers), and Artie Maratea, TCU/IAM National President, issued the following statement on the U.S. Department of Labor’s plan to effectively end the majority of Job Corps programs by June 30, 2025: “4,500 current students were homeless before they found […]