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All TCU/IAM members, if you have college age students and have not already done so, they should submit a completed scholarship application along with all information as required by Union Plus, online only at: https://1unionplusscholars.communityforce.com/Funds/Search.aspx. Once again, the submission deadline is Tuesday, January 31, 2017, no later than 12:00pm, Eastern Standard Time. Awards ranging from
Read moreIn a recent release from the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB): The amounts of compensation subject to railroad retirement tier I and tier II payroll taxes will increase in 2017, while the tax rates on employers and employees will stay the same. In addition, unemployment insurance contribution rates paid by railroad employers will continue to include
Read moreIn a statement letter from TCU President Bob Scardelletti: On behalf of the Transportation Communications Union (TCU/IAM), an American labor union and an International Transport Workers’ Federation affiliate, I write to express my support of the Korean unions’ general strike on November 30th, as well as their demand that you resign immediately. The right to
Read moreThe lifetime maximum under the negotiated medical plan for early retirees will increase by $6,200 from $151,600 to $157,800, effective January 1, 2017, due to automatic adjustments based on medical cost inflation. The change affects members enrolled in the Railroad Employees National Early Retirement Major Medical Benefit Plan, GA-46000. This early retirement plan provides a
Read moreEdward Wytkind, President of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, of which TCU is a member, issues this statement praising the decision by the California High Speed Rail Authority (CAHSRA) to shelve Buy America waivers and maximize U.S. job creation: “I am extremely pleased that the California High Speed Rail Authority (CAHSRA) has chosen to withdraw
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