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  • News May 2, 2006

    TCU Designated Council

    TCU Designated Counsel You will find here the current list of law firms designated by the Union to help TCU members. To become TCU Designated Counsel, the law firms named here have had to adhere to the following criteria established by TCU. TCU-listed counsel will be listed in alphabetical order and there will be no

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  • News May 2, 2006

    Layoff Helper

    To: All Union Presidents   From: Leslie Tolf, President, Union Privilege   Date: October 2, 2001   Subject: Layoff Helpline for Credit Card and Loan Holders   cc: Union Privilege Liaisons ========================================================================= Because of the tragic attacks of September 11 and worsening economic conditions, business closings and layoffs are impacting thousands of union members with

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  • News May 2, 2006

    Adopt a Family

    TCU Aids Families of Striking Grocery Workers In Southern California At the request of International President Robert Scardelletti, TCU’s Finance Committee has approved a request for TCU to assist in the AFL-CIO’s Adopt-a-Striking-Family program to help the thousands of union brothers and sisters who have been manning the picket lines in the Southern California grocery

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  • News May 2, 2006

    Harris Rules Letter

    Dear Brothers and Sisters: RE: HARRIS RULES FOR TCU ON CARMEN AND CLERK RETROACTIVITY AND CLERICAL BNSF DISPUTE On May 8, 2003, Arbitrator Robert Harris ruled that TCU was correct in its interpretation of the way retroactivity should be calculated for Carmen and Clerks under the terms of the National Contract Arbitration decision, and that

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  • News May 2, 2006

    Hurricane Charley Relief

    Union Plus Program Providers Help Florida’s Hurricane Charley Victims Union Plus has arranged with program providers to assist disaster victims of Hurricane Charley by providing payment extensions and other special help. Union members living in central Florida who participate in the Union Plus Credit Card, Loan and Mortgage programs, may be eligible to receive payment

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