July 17, 2017 TCU and it’s seven coalition partners reached a tentative agreement with the Long Island Rail Road, averting a strike scheduled for Sunday. The agreement achieves more money for all current workers than recommended by Presidential Emergency Boards 244 and 245. The compromises reached on new hire pension contributions and rate progressions are modest, and far
Read moreTCU Carmen, Clerks and Supervisors have ratified first ever contracts with Keolis Commuter Services, the new commuter operator serving the Boston region. All three crafts ratified identical two year deals, providing for a 3% raise on the first day of operations – July 1, 2014, and a 2-1/2% wage increase on July 1, 2015. All
Read moreTCU Members on Providence and Worcester Railroad overwhelmingly ratified the new agreement by an %84 margin. The new agreement includes: • 24% over 8 years compounded• For the First ever, time and a half on relief days• Members hired after 2000 will get 2 additional sick days a year.• Flex time for clerks• Personal &
Read moreClick image above to watch the video. Thousands of Disney union workers, many from TCU, rallied and marched together as contract negotiations with the company continue. Workers are bargaining over a new compensation package that includes more money and better benefits. Those participating in the march were members from TCU and UNITE HERE. Click here to watch
Read moreMay 20, 2014 — Presidential Emergency Board No. 245 ruled today that “that the Unions’ final offer is the most reasonable” in the four year old bargaining dispute between TCU and its allied unions and the Long Island Rail Road.? The PEB Report sets in motion a final sixty day cooling off period. If
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