NEXT MEETING: October 20th, 2026
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BEHIND CLOSED DOORS: UP SEEKS TO CONCEAL CEO’S THREATS OF RETALIATION, PUSHES FOR PRIVATE MEETINGS WITH REGULATORS
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FACT CHECK: UP-NS CLAIM OF “MAJORITY” UNION SUPPORT DOESN’T ADD UP
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SEND IT BACK: THE BRAKES III RULE WOULD UNDERCUT THE PRESIDENT’S OWN RAIL SAFETY AGENDA
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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
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS: UP SEEKS TO CONCEAL CEO’S THREATS OF RETALIATION, PUSHES FOR PRIVATE MEETINGS WITH REGULATORS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | October 15, 2026 | Stop the Rail Merger Coalition WASHINGTON, D.C. — Union Pacific is fighting to keep video footage of CEO Jim Vena’s alleged threats to railroad customers out of public view, even as the company and Norfolk Southern seek permission to hold private meetings with federal regulators reviewing their proposed merger. […]
FACT CHECK: UP-NS CLAIM OF “MAJORITY” UNION SUPPORT DOESN’T ADD UP
Unions opposing the merger represent 66% of the combined railroad’s unionized workforce. Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern are claiming a “majority of unions” representing their employees support their proposed merger. The facts show otherwise: unions representing nearly two-thirds of the unionized workforce oppose it. As of August 2026, the six unions opposing the merger, BLET, BMWED, BRS, IAM, TCU/IAM and TWU, represent 26,402 of […]
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 […]
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 […]