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House T&I Committee Passes Amtrak Reauthorization On Wednesday, April 27th the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee passed H.R. 1630, the Amtrak Reauthorization Act of 2005 and H. R. 1631, the Rail Infrastructure Development and Expansion Act for the 21st Century. Both of these bills are supported by TCU. H.R. 1630 would provide secure funding for
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
Read moreWages and Health & Welfare Contributions Changing on July 1 Effective July 1, TCU Clerical and Carmen Division members working for railroads covered by the National Agreement will receive hourly wage increases of 3.25 percent. This is the final scheduled wage increase under the National Agreement, which extends through December 31, 2004. TCU can serve
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