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National Prayer Lord, we come to You on bended knee, heads bowed and our hearts filled to overflowing with so much grief for the many people who have been injured and killed in our National crisis. We ask you Lord, to give courage and strength to those who so bravely go to their aid. And
Read moreTENTATIVE CONTRACT REACHED FOR CLERICAL MEMBERS AT AMTRAK August 5, 2003 After more than three and one-half years of difficult negotiations, TCU clerical negotiators reached a tentative agreement with Amtrak on August 5, 2003. The contract provides for wage increases that are equivalent to those in the TCU National Freight settlement. But employee monthly health
Read moreFRA Orders Reflective Material On Freight Cars and Locomotives 1-7-05 – Under date of January 3, 2005, the Federal Railroad Administration issued a final order which will require reflective material on all freight cars and locomotives. This is an issue that TCU has supported and worked for since the 1980’s. Finally the FRA has acted
Read moreAnnual Battle for Amtrak Funding Under Way February 18, 2004 As part of the TEA-21 reauthorization bill (the Highway Bill) the Senate has passed an Amtrak appropriation of $2 billion per year for six years without mandating reforms. This is far in excess of the $900 million for FY 2005 that the Bush Administration has
Read moreTCU Members Set Priorities for National Bargaining Setting the stage for national freight negotiations, thousands of carmen and clerical members have expressed their priorities in TCU’s Bargaining Survey for the upcoming round of national freight negotiations. Wage increases were far and away the top priority of carmen and clerical members who responded to the Bargaining
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