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 moreFile: 583-2-32 Subject: Union Privilege Programs Update October 3, 2001 TO ALL TCU UNION REPRESENTATIVES Dear Sisters and Brothers: In an attempt to ease some of the stress and anxiety experienced by union members and their families directly impacted by the recent terrorist attacks, Union Privilege has made special arrangements with program vendors to help
Read moreEarly Retirement Medical Plan To Increase Lifetime Maximum The TCU negotiated medical plans for early retirees contain provisions for automatic adjustments in the lifetime insurance maximum based on medical cost inflation. Effective January 1, 2006 the lifetime maximum will increase by $4000 from $92,400 to $96,400 for members enrolled in the Railroad Employees National Early
Read moreMembers Asked to Set Bargaining Priorities International President Scardelletti and Carmen Division General President Johnson are asking members who work under the national rail freight agreements–clerical or carmen–to let them know what should take priority when contract talks open later this fall. Affected members will be receiving a bargaining priorities survey by mail in the
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