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  • News May 2, 2006

    About Work Place Issues

    TCU’s primary function is to negotiate agreements to improve the working lives of our members, and to enforce those agreements when an employer attempts to violate them. The Work Place Issues section of TCU’s Web Site is devoted to advancing those goals. Here you will find our Local Rep’s Corner, a collection of useful information

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  • News May 2, 2006

    Local Rep’s Corner

    The following articles each contain an in-depth analysis of one of the many grievance issues that face TCU Local and District Chairpersons. They are taken from The Winning Edge, a quarterly reference guide for TCU officers, and are reproduced here in PDF™ format. This ongoing series of reference materials augments TCU’s resident education programs for

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  • News May 2, 2006

    Bargaining Top News

    This is where we’ll announce the new bargaining information to our web site. If you’ve visited us before and want to know what’s changed, take a look here first. Archive

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  • News May 2, 2006

    Family Medical Leave Act

    The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) was signed into law by President Clinton February 5, 1993 and was subsequently implemented through regulations issued by the Department of Labor. The FMLA is now incorporated in the Code of Federal Regulations as 29 CFR Part 825 (Final Rule, effective February 6, 1995). The Act

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  • News May 2, 2006

    Fallen Workers Honored in Solemn Memorials

    May 2, 2006 – Friends and family gathered at Workers’ Memorial Park on the grounds of the William W. Winpisinger Center in southern Maryland to pay tribute to deceased IAM members whose names were added to bricks circling the monument. Eight names of IAM members were added to the memorial this year, including; Tom Blasi,

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