Fresh off outstanding contract settlements on Metro-North and Long Island Railroads, TCU National Vice President Artie Maratea and his team delivered yet another monetary victory. When a retired employee came to the TCU Manhattan office two years ago to question why withholdings on his sick buy back check were so large, NVP Maratea and National
Read moreIAM and TCU had a strong contingent of delegates at the 43rd International Transport Workers Federation Congress in Sofia, Bulgaria. From left, IAM Airline Coordinator Tim Klima, IAM Transportation Chief of Staff Joseph Tiberi, IAM Transportation General Vice President Sito Pantoja, IAM Canadian General Vice President Dave Ritchie, TCU National President Robert Scardelletti, TCU National
Read moreNational Vice President Arthur Maratea Artie was elected by the TCU Executive Council as National Vice President effective Jan 1, 2011. He was re-elected to that position at the 2014 TCU/IAM Convention. He was elected as General Chairman of Unit 167 in November of 2003. Prior to this, he held the position of General Secretary
Read moreNational Vice-President Thomas Truhler Starting Jan 1, 2011 Tom became TCU National Vice President as elected by the TCU Executive Council. He was re-elected to that position at the 2014 TCU/IAM Convention. He started his railroad career in 1970 in St Paul, Minnesota in the General Office Building of the Burlington Northern Railroad. He became
Read moreNational Secretary-Treasurer Russell C. Oathout Russell C. Oathout, was elected as National Secretary-Treasurer January 1, 2010, wherein he assumed the duties as the top financial officer of TCU. Brother Oathout was re-elected to that position at the 2014 TCU/IAM Convention. Russ started his rail career with the Penn Central (later Conrail) in Albany, New York,
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