At least 30 Republican Senators have signed a Resolution of Disapproval against the recent NMB ruling allowing for representation elections to be counted by a majority of the votes cast. These Senators want a non vote to be counted as a no. “These lawmakers are willing to sign their names to a document in that
Read moreCost of Wages & Fringe Benefits as of July 2008: Clerks Carmen Cost of Wages & Fringe Benefits as of July 2009: Clerks Carmen
Read moreOn November 16th, 2009 TCU/IAM Served Section 6 notice to the NCCC as the bargaining representative of the rail carriers for National Negotiation. Click here to read the TCU Clerical National Section 6 notice. Click here to read the TCU Carmen National Section 6 notice.
Read moreOn November 2, 2009, the National Carriers’ Conference Committee (NCCC) served National Section Six Notices on TCU Carmen and Clerks. TCU’s Clerical and Carmen Notices are finalized, and were served on November 16, 2009, in coordination with several other rail unions. The Carmen and Clerical national rail contracts with the railroads represented by the NCCC
Read moreThe annual rate renewal meeting for the Railroad Employees National Health and Welfare Plan (the “Plan”) was held in Washington, D.C., on October 27, 2009, at which time payment rates for 2010 were established. Rail Labor (the Cooperating Railway Labor Organizations (CRLO) as a Joint Policyholder participated in the annual rate-setting meeting on an equal
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