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Amtrak Amendment Adopted January 17, 2003…Thursday evening, January 16, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) offered an amendment (S. Amendment .30) to the pending Appropriations bill to restore Amtrak to the full funding amount requested of $1.2 billion for FY 2003. The $1.2 billion is absolutely essential in order to keep Amtrak operating. Without full funding Amtrak
Read moreTCU Convention Winds Down June 24, 2004 – The delegates to the 32nd Regular TCU Convention are winding up the business of the convention. Wednesday was a full day as the delegates elected International Officers for the next five years, heard speeches from Congressman Neil Abercrombie, AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Linda Chavez-Thompson, and Senator John
Read moreTCU Representatives Join Rail Labor in Amtrak Lobby Week Fourteen TCU representatives joined 50 other rail labor representatives in Washington, D.C. the week of May 23 for Amtrak Rail Lobby Week. The Amtrak Action Alliance held a lobby week for the express purpose of saving Amtrak. Each of the unions involved in the Alliance was
Read moreAGREEMENT REACHED HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION DUES TO APPLY TOWARD NATIONAL PLAN COST SHARING. Effective September 1, 2003, TCU members belonging to Hospital Associations on National Plan Carriers will have their national cost-sharing payment reduced by the Association dues amount. In other words, Hospital Association members will not have to pay any more than the national employee
Read moreTransportation Secretary Continues Pressure on Amtrak In a letter sent to David Gunn Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta instructs Amtrak President to immediately implement cost-cutting measures. Undoubtedly the first place Amtrak will cut is by abolishing jobs and not filling vacancies. Once again the Amtrak workers will be adversely affected by the Bush Administration’s continued attempt
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