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  • Carmen Division October 26, 2013

    Historic Agreement For TCU/IAM Carmen at Huntington Locomotive Shop

    CSX and the TCU/IAM Carmen Division (BRC) recently signed a 4 year agreement to bring back scheduled sub-contracted work the Huntington Locomotive Shop and the Carmen workforce. This 4-year agreement includes the possibility of 20 years of work for the shop and gives Huntington Locomotive Shop the exclusive rights to perform all 4-axle rebuilds. This

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  • Carmen Division June 28, 2013

    Carmen Division Overwhelmingly Ratifies Agreement with TTX

    The TCU/IAM Carman Division ratified the agreement with TTX by an overwhelming margin. This agreement containes significant wage increases, maintains premium health care coverage with no increase in monthly contributions and provides work rule improvements. The wage increases in this proposal are calculated over the four year period and represent a 12.4% increase for Tier

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  • Carmen Division June 21, 2013

    Carmen Division Opposes Two Recently Filed Petitions for Waiver

    The Illinois Central Railroad seeks a waiver of compliance from certain provisions of the Federal Railroad Safety Regulations regarding Class IA brake tests. The Carrier wants to create a hybrid of the different mileage requirements for cycle trains and extended haul trains. TCU/IAM Carman Division has submitted comments to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) requesting

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  • Carmen Division April 12, 2013

    TCU/IAM Carman Division Send Comments to FRA

    TCU/IAM Carman Division Sends Comments to the FRA Opposing the BNSF Waiver for Trains Originating at Powder River Basin Coal Mines The BNSF Railroad Company (BNSF) seeks a waiver of compliance to expand the existing waiver that granted relief from maximum mileage and inspection requirements. The waiver extended haul trains, to over 1,500 miles for

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  • Carmen Division March 29, 2013

    RAIL WORKERS RADIOLOGICAL TRANSPORTATION TRAINING PROGRAM

    The US Department of Energy (DOE) has shipped large amounts and a variety of radioactive material by rail for years. The number of rail shipments is expected to increase in coming years. With the increase in rail shipments comes the increased risk for rail incidents involving radioactive material.   The Rail Workers Hazmat Training Program

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