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TCU Local Lodge Officers are invited to attend the 2010 IAM Legislative Conference from May 10 thru 13 at the Hyatt Regency in Washington, DC. The cut-off date for reduced room rates is April 1, 2010. Call the hotel at 202-737-1234 to make your room reservations. Please note that the cost for attending this conference
Read moreJay Booker, from the TCU/IAM Training Program in St. Paul, MN was highlighted in the March 4 DOL Newsletter. Jay was recently placed with Regional Elite at Minneapolis Saint Paul Airport as ramp/customer service worker. TCU has been involved in the DOL Manpower Training Program for more than 30 years, operating 10 locations and
Read moreLiability concerns, Amtrak President and CEO Joe Boardman said in a five-page letter to congressional leaders is “a significant obstacle to the improvement of existing passenger rail service and the development of new, including high-speed and intercity corridor, passenger rail service in the United States. “The core of the problem,” Boardman wrote, “is the unwillingness
Read moreDues for most TCU members who are working will increase by $2.60 per month, effective April 1, 2010. In cases where dues are normally deducted a month in advance, the April increase will be deducted in March. Article 25, Section 2(c) of the Constitution of the Grand Lodge, provides that minimum monthly dues, including assessments,
Read moreNewly elected New Jersey Governor Chris Christie spoke about his plans for New Jersey Transit saying,” I am implementing over billion dollars in reduction and reforms to programs that we simply cannot afford in the current economic environment and our current fiscal state. For example, the state cannot continue to subsidize New Jersey Transit to
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