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…
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The federal government is handing out $2.4 billion in railroad grants to help pay for 122 projects nationwide with more than half of the money going to smaller railroads. To continue reading…
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By Bill Stephens for trains.com The proposal would give rail labor and trackside communities more of a say while seeking to protect union jobs from advancements in technology WASHINGTON – The Federal Railroad Administration today proposed more stringent requirements that railroads must meet in order to obtain safety rule waivers that allow experimentation with track […]