U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez issued a statement on the department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics report released recently on union membership in 2015: “With today’s Bureau of Labor Statistics’ report, we are reminded again that the labor movement continues to be one of the most powerful forces for strengthening the middle class and providing
Read moreTCU opposes Canadian Pacific Railway’s (CP) proposal to acquire Norfolk Southern Corporation (NS) to the Surface Transportation Board (click here).
Read moreTCU/IAM National President, Robert Scardelletti, recently advised National and Local Lodge officers of a dues increase, amounting to 17 cents, which will become effective on January 1, 2016. Beginning January 2016 the monthly dues rate will be increased by 17 cents, from $87.50 to $87.67. It is important to note that most employers make payroll
Read moreIn a recent statement, Norfolk Southern said it rejected an unsolicited takeover by Canadian Pacific that would have created a transcontinental rail company. Canadian Pacific offered cash and stock worth $37.8 billion for Norfolk Southern in what would have been the second-largest transportation merger in history. Click here to read the press release from Norfolk
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