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IAM sent a letter to every member of Congress strongly opposing the pending trade agreements with Columbia, North Korea and Panama. In the letter it states, “A critical test for any trade agreement is whether it will create American jobs, raise living standards, and improve international labor, consumer, and environmental standards. A careful review of
Read moreRail Labor scored a major victory. The United States Supreme Court rejected an argument by CSX Transportation that would have made it much more difficult for railroad workers to be compensated when they are injured on the job as a result of a railroad’s negligence. In a letter to TCU Carmen Division General President Rich
Read moreA Wisconsin judge has struck down a law taking away nearly all collective bargaining rights from most state workers. Dane County Circuit Judge Maryann Sumi ruled recently that Republican legislators violated Wisconsin’s open meetings law during the run up to passage. She says that renders the law void. The law pushed by Gov. Scott Walker
Read moreThe fight against our rights and benefits has begun and we must act now to combat it. The attack on collective bargaining rights for our public sector union members in Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana and Florida is only the beginning. Many other states and the Federal Government are in the process of going even further. The
Read moreOn Opening the Northeast Corridor to Private Competition for Development of High-Speed Rail The Transportation Trades Department (TTD), of which TCU is a member, President Edward Wytkind testified before the House Committee of Transportation and Infrastructure hearings on privatizing the Northeast Corridor (NEC). In his statements he said, “High-speed and passenger rail operations need federal
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