NEXT MEETING: October 20th, 2026
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SEND IT BACK: THE BRAKES III RULE WOULD UNDERCUT THE PRESIDENT’S OWN RAIL SAFETY AGENDA
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JOB INSURANCE FOR TCU MEMBERS
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TCU/IAM MEMBERS ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT COMMENTS ON PROPOSED UP-NS MERGER
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Stephon L. Seidl December 16, 1960 – September 19, 2026
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TCU/IAM AND IAM DISTRICT 19 JOIN STOP THE RAIL MERGER COALITION
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SEPTEMBER 2026 UNION PLUS PROGRAMS
SEND IT BACK: THE BRAKES III RULE WOULD UNDERCUT THE PRESIDENT’S OWN RAIL SAFETY AGENDA
Carmen ask the White House to stop a rule that cuts freight car inspections — just months after the President called on Congress to strengthen them. On October 2, the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen Division (BRC-TCU) submitted a formal filing to the White House Office of Management and Budget, which is reviewing a Federal Railroad […]
JOB INSURANCE FOR TCU MEMBERS
With LECMPA job insurance, TCU members protect themselves from wage loss due to discipline. Click here for more information.
TCU/IAM MEMBERS ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT COMMENTS ON PROPOSED UP-NS MERGER
September 29, 2026, Rockville, MD – The Surface Transportation Board (STB) is seeking public comments on the proposed Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger. We believe our union members’ voices should be part of that record. Click here to submit your comments. TCU/IAM is joining with our labor partners at BLET and BMWED in collecting comments from workers, […]
Stephon L. Seidl December 16, 1960 – September 19, 2026
Memorial Gathering: Sunday October 4, 2026 from 1-4 PM at Dietrich-Mothershead Funeral Home. Click here for full obituary
TCU/IAM AND IAM DISTRICT 19 JOIN STOP THE RAIL MERGER COALITION
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2, 2026 – The Transportation Communications Union (TCU/IAM) and IAM District 19 have joined the Stop the Rail Merger Coalition, strengthening a growing alliance of rail labor organizations and other industry stakeholders opposed to the proposed Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger. TCU/IAM and District 19, both part of the IAM Rail Division, represent thousands of rail […]
SEPTEMBER 2026 UNION PLUS PROGRAMS
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Union Pacific blasts rival railroads’ trackage rights requests
BNSF, CSX, CPKC seek widespread network access Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena is critical of rival railroads’ plans to request trackage rightsover a combined UP-Norfolk Southern system.“The idea to give up tracks of your railroad for no reason at all just goes against the fundamental principle of how … business should work,” Vena told an investor […]
BNSF, CPKC, and CSX to request broad access to a combined UP-NS network
By Bill Stephens | September 10, 2026 BNSF, CPKC, and CSX to request broad access to a combined UP-NS network BNSF will seek trackage rights from Chicago to Eastern Pennsylvania over Norfolk Southern WASHINGTON — BNSF Railway, CPKC, and CSX plan to seek broad trackage rights over a combined Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern system, if federal regulators […]
Thomas L. Mazurek
November 30, 1960 – September 5, 2026 Thomas L. Mazurek passed away peacefully on September 5, 2026, in St. Louis, Missouri.Thomas was born on November 30, 1960, to Joseph and Martha Mazurek and grew up in DeSoto, Missouri. He graduated from Hillsboro High School and went on to work for many years with Union Pacific […]
Six unions tell regulators they support denial of UP-NS merger application
By David Lassen | August 19, 2026 Coalition says prior mergers created ‘non-competitive environment’ that STB ‘lacked the statutory and regulatory tools to address’ WASHINGTON — A coalition of rail unions has told the Surface Transportation Board that they support motions asking the board to summarily deny or reject the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger application. To continue […]