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 […]
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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 […]
TRANSPORTATION COMMUNICATIONS UNION AND BROTHERHOOD RAILWAY CARMEN RATIFY AGREEMENTS WITH CSX TRANSPORTATION
September 12, 2024 – Washington, DC Today, the Transportation Communications Union (TCU) and Brotherhood Railway Carmen (BRC) announced that their members have voted strongly in favor of ratifying their respective Agreements with CSX Transportation. These agreements cover the TCU Clerical as well as BRC and TWU Carmen on CSXT. The agreements consist of a five-year […]
TRANSPORTATION COMMUNICATIONS UNION (TCU) & BROTHERHOOD RAILWAY CARMEN DIVISION (BRC) REACH LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH CSX TRANSPORTATION
August 21, 2024 – Today, TCU & BRC reached a tentative agreement with CSX Transportation. The tentative agreement is a five (5) year term which provides 17.5% in General Wage Increases (18.77% compounded), improves vacation agreement entitlements, secures improvements in health and welfare benefits while maintaining the current 15% monthly contribution and modifies local work rules […]
TRANSPORTATION COMMUNICATIONS UNION (TCU) REACHES LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH CSX TRANSPORTATION
August 20, 2024 – Today, TCU reached a tentative agreement with CSX Transportation. The tentative agreement is a five (5) year term which provides 17.5% in General Wage Increases (18.77% compounded), improves vacation agreement entitlements, secures improvements in health and welfare benefits while maintaining the current 15% monthly contribution and modifies local work rules currently in […]
Possible work stoppage at Canada’s two largest railroads could disrupt U.S. supply chain next week
Canadian Pacific Kansas City and Canadian National railroads have extensive networks in the U.S. By The Associated Press via nbcnews.com DETROIT — Canada’s two largest railroads are starting to shut down their shipping networks as a labor dispute with the Teamsters union threatens to cause lockouts or strikes that would disrupt cross-border trade with the […]
LIFETIME MEMBER MAILING UPDATE
Lifetime Members: As of August 2024, most ‘Lifetime Member’ mailings have been sent out in the mail. Some of you may have been charged for the postage. Unfortunately, USPS made a mistake, and you were not supposed to be charged. On behalf of TCU, please accept our apologies. We will be reimbursing those who paid […]