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Statement for the Coalition of Rail Employees for Improved Pensions (REIP) By Robert A. Scardelletti, International President Transportation Communications International Union, AFL-CIO On the Introduction of: The Railroad Retirement and Survivors’ Improvement Act of 2001 This is an historic opportunity for our industry and, speaking on behalf of the 17 unions supporting this legislation,
Read moreGA-23000 Participants to Have Blue Cross Blue Shield Option Effective January 1, 2006. TCU members covered by the Railroad Employees National Health and Welfare Plan (GA-23000) will have the additional option of electing Blue Cross Blue Shield (“Highmark”) as their health insurance provider effective January 1, 2006. If you reside in an existing Managed Medical
Read moreHouse Appropriations Sub-Committee Proposes $550 Million for Amtrak The House Appropriations transportation subcommittee passed a bill that would provide Amtrak only $550 million for Fiscal Year 2006. The deep cuts proposed by this committee would mean killing all cross-country trains. Funding at this level would slash Amtrak’s operating budget by more than half. It goes
Read moreCongressmen Support Full Amtrak Funding Congressman Robert Menendez (D-NJ) reacted to Appropriations sub-committee bill that would provide only $550 million dollars for Amtrak by calling it “extremely disappointing.” Together with 170 other members of the House Congressman Menendez sent a letter to the Appropriations sub-committee Chairman and Ranking Member seeking $2 billion for Amtrak in
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