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The Federal Railroad Administration announced proposed rule changes to the Track Safety Standards and Passenger Equipment Safety Standards for high-speed and high cant deficiency train operations. These changes are intended to promote safer rail vehicle and track interaction. The proposal, which takes into account the wide range of vehicles used, would revise existing limits for
Read moreAN INTERVIEW WITH TCU PRESIDENT BOB SCARDELLETTI Recently Published in the IAM Journal Q: Negotiations with the national freight carriers opened on January 1, 2010. What should TCU members expect in this bargaining round? Bob Scardelletti: This promises to be the toughest bargaining round we’ve faced in decades. Wages and health insurance will be the
Read moreRep. James L. Oberstar (Minn.), Chairman of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Rep. Corrine Brown (Fla.), Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, and more than 100 other House Members sent a letter to President Obama urging him to support a dedicated revenue source for planning and development of high-speed rail.
Read moreIt’s a national crisis of mass transit under-funding. On May 4, TCU will join with our brothers and sisters in labor, government, and the environmental movement at Penn Station in New York City. TCU will have 150 or more people participating, come out and join in the rally to stop the under-funding of good green
Read moreIn a letter dated March 22, 2010, TCU President Bob Scardelletti wrote AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka a letter that sets forth a comprehensive strategy to protect and expand existing union jobs in freight rail, Amtrak, and transit and commuter operations. President Scardelletti urges the AFL-CIO to resist any environmentalist efforts to curb coal utilization
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