In a letter to Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), TCU expressed support for retiree health coverage currently before the Senate. The bill would provide an additional five billion dollars in funding for the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program. “Insurance for older Americans is more than four times more expensive than coverage for young
Read moreWhen the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently ruled that Boeing violated the law by transferring thousands of jobs from its unionized facilities in Washington to its non-union plant in South Carolina, Congressional Republicans were furious. They immediately retaliated by introducing legislation to reverse the decision and to defund the agency. “The NLRB makes a
Read moreIn a letter sent to the Senate by TCU/IAM President Bob Scardelletti, he voiced his strong concern in opposing S. 49, the Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2011. In the letter President Scardelletti states, “This bill, if passed, would cause dual and possibly conflicting oversight of the railroads by the Surface Transportation Board (STB)
Read moreMost Republicans in the House of Representatives voted today to strip the rights of rail and airline workers at the behest of their corporate buddies. Namely FedEx and Delta Airlines whose employees are currently attempting to join unions. Word on the hill is the Republicans who gutted our rights are in line for substantial contributions
Read moreA Wisconsin judge issued a temporary restraining order blocking the state’s new and contentious collective bargaining law from taking effect, a measure that drew tens of thousands of protesters (including TCU members) to the state Capitol and sent some Democrats fleeing to Illinois in an attempt to block a vote on it. The judge’s order
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