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NATIONAL NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE July 15, 2002 …TCU Clerical and Carmen Local, District, and Board officers have unanimously voted to authorize a strike against the freight rail carriers involved in national handling. By a vote of 252 to zero, TCU officers resoundingly signaled to the railroad industry that they are fed up with the carriers’ bad
Read moreURGENT – AMTRAK FUNDING CRISIS – ACT NOW! September 25, 2002 To: All TCU Members It is urgent that all TCU members contact the House Appropriations Committee immediately. On Thursday, September 26, 2002, the House Appropriations Committee is expected to take up and vote on next year’s fiscal year 2003 funding for Amtrak. Please use
Read moreFRA To Have New Administrator 1-6-05 – On Tuesday, Jan. 4, President Bush announced that he will designate Robert Jamison acting administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration. Mr. Jamison will succeed Betty Monro, who recently retired. At the present time, Jamison is the deputy administrator of the Federal Transit Administration, which is also a part
Read moreUnions Set Up Workers’ Centers for Katrina Evacuees in Gulf States New Toll Free Number Offers Help to Working Families: 877- AFL-CIO9 Victims of Hurricane Katrina can learn about jobs, get instant access to computers, and find basic relief at three new workers’ centers which have been established in Houston, Texas; Mobile, Alabama and Pearl,
Read moreClick here to e-mail members on the Appropriations Committee listed below. << return to news front SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE MEMBERS Democrats: Robert C. Byrd, WV (Ranking Mem) Phone: (202) 224-3954 Fax: (202) 228-0002 Dianne Feinstein, CA Phone: (202) 224-3841 Fax: (202) 228-3954 Daniel K. Inouye, HI Phone: (202) 224-3934 Fax: (202) 224-6747 Richard
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