Dear Mr. Adams, We have been informed by the IUF of the anti-union campaign launched by Reynolds American in response to worker support for union representation and union efforts to gain recognition at RAI facilities in and near Winston-Salem, North Carolina. We are shocked and deeply disturbed by the overtly anti-union message and the veiled
Read moreA Union For Everyone May 4, 2006 – Read official letter of complaint to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) for Reynolds’ violation of global standards for multi-national corporations. The OECD groups 30 member countries sharing a commitment to democratic government and the market economy. With active relationships with some 70 other countries,
Read moreTCU Members Are Urged To Vote In a series of letters sent to most of TCU’s members our members have been urged to be sure that they and their families are registered to vote. The facts facing all American workers were set forth in the letters. All TCU members should be sure to take part
Read moreJanuary 25, 2001 TO: ALL GENERAL CHAIRMEN LOCAL AND DISTRICT CHAIRPERSONS ALL GRASSROOTS COMMITTEE MEMBERS Dear Sisters and Brothers: On December 10, 2000, a letter from a TCU member appeared in the Tulsa World newspaper, concerning Oklahoma Senator Don Nickles’ efforts to kill our Railroad Retirement bill. The
Read moreTier II Tax Rate to Drop 12-7-04 – It’s now official. Railroad employees and employers will each get a ½% tax cut on their Railroad Retirement Tier II tax rate effective January 1, 2005. The tax cut is triggered by the provision of the Railroad Retirement and Survivors’ Improvement Act of 2001 which ties tax
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