NEXT MEETING: April 15th, 2025
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White House forces out CEO of passenger railroad Amtrak
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Union Pacific to close Texas shop kept open by 19th-century pact
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NTSB investigating fatal train derailment in Texas
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China target of new US freight car security rule
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DECEMBER 2024 UNION PLUS PROGRAMS
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MERRY REEFMAS! – PRESIDENT MARATEA APPLAUDS PASSAGE OF THE REEF ACT
White House forces out CEO of passenger railroad Amtrak
By David Shepardson By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) – The White House this week forced Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner to step down as head of the U.S. passenger railroad after President Donald Trumpsought the changes, two sources told Reuters. To continue reading…
Union Pacific to close Texas shop kept open by 19th-century pact
Anderson County could appeal the case to the U.S. Supreme Court. By Amber Gaudet for dallasnews.com Union Pacific Railroad has notified employees in the East Texas town of Palestine that their jobs — kept in place by an 1872 contract with the county — will be eliminated following a decision Friday by the Texas Supreme Court. To continue […]
NTSB investigating fatal train derailment in Texas
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a fatal Union Pacific Railroadtrain derailment that occurred Dec. 18 in Pecos, Texas. To continue reading…
China target of new US freight car security rule
Federal Railroad Administration addresses ‘countries of concern’ Trains.com Staff The Federal Railroad Administration has issued a new final rule on freight car safety standards including limitations on cars or parts from China or another “country of concern.” To continue reading…
DECEMBER 2024 UNION PLUS PROGRAMS
To celebrate the holidays, TCU/IAM members can find discounts to your favorite restaurants, Walt Disney World, car rentals, hotels, Costco and more by shopping through Abenity at unionplus.abenity.com. Access your Union Plus Concerts and Events discount by registering and/or logging into the Abenity website for Union Plus members. Get discounts on everything fun. Union members save […]
MERRY REEFMAS! – PRESIDENT MARATEA APPLAUDS PASSAGE OF THE REEF ACT
On Wednesday, December 18th, the U.S. Senate passed the Railroad Employee Equity and Fairness (REEF) Act as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The legislation will now head to President Biden’s desk to sign into law. Since 2011, Railroaders’ unemployment and sickness benefits have been unfairly and unjustifiably cut by 5-8%. Rail labor […]
Railroad Retirement Board Notices
TRANSPORTATION COMMUNICATIONS UNION AND BROTHERHOOD RAILWAY CARMEN RATIFY AGREEMENTS WITH NATIONAL CARRIERS CONFERENCE COMMITTEE (NCCC)
TCU and BRC announced that their members have voted to ratify their respective Agreements with the National Carriers Conference Committee (NCCC), which mirror the five (5) year agreements reached earlier this year with CSXT, Norfolk Southern, and BNSF. These agreements provide 17.5% general wage increases (18.77 compounded). These are the largest wage increases achieved outside […]
2025 TCU DUES RATE
In accordance with the IAM Constitution and as noted in this letter, their monthly per capita tax is increased by using the average of the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) as published by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Canadian Consumer […]
Illinois Terminal Railroad: Road of many manifestations
By Mike Schafer for trains.com Interurbans, steam, big diesel freights — Illinois Terminal had ’em all The Illinois Terminal Railroad might be one of the most misunderstood Class 1 railroads of the 20th century. If you think “the I.T.,” as most called it, was just a creaky electric interurban that gave up on passengers and […]