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  • Press Releases , TCU March 4, 2020

    Artie Maratea Elected TCU/IAM National President

    Contact: Kevin Gifford (301) 840-8741 giffordk@tcunion.org March 4, 2020 Rockville, MD Arthur Maratea has been elected TCU/IAM National President effective August 1, 2020 by its Executive Council to fill the interim vacancy created by the retirement of its current President. President-elect Maratea began his railroad career as a Carman on the Long Island Railroad in

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  • Member Benefits , TCU February 23, 2020

    2020 Spouse Eligibility Audit Is In Progress Now

    Your Response Needed by March 31, 2020 Beginning January 1, 2020, The Railroad Employees National Health and Welfare Plan and The National Railway Carriers and United Transportation Union (NRC/UTU) Health and Welfare Plan (each a “Plan”) began conducting a spouse eligibility audit, administered by Railroad Enrollment Services. With just over a month left for this

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  • Legislative Outlook , TCU February 22, 2020

    TCU-IAM Members, Lawmakers Rally Against Outsourcing of Amtrak Call-Center Jobs in Philadelphia.

    Congressmen Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) joined TCU-IAM members in front of Amtrak’s William H. Gray III 30th Street Station to protest the nation’s passenger rail corporation’s unjust removal of good, union-protected jobs. The lawmakers were also be joined by Numa St. Louis, District Director for Congressman Dwight Evans, and Jim Mathews, President

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  • Carmen Division , TCU February 20, 2020

    BNSF Petitions FRA for Relief from Performing Transfer Train Brake Tests

    The BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) has petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for a waiver of compliance from Federal railroad safety regulations with respect to transfer movements between BNSF’s Old South Yard and New South Yard in Houston, Texas. More specifically, BNSF proposes to conduct a Class III brake test in lieu of a transfer

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  • Carmen Division , TCU February 20, 2020

    Two More Carriers Petition FRA for Relief from “Hands-on” Periodic Refresher Training

    In February 2019, Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for a waiver of compliance from certain provisions of the Federal railroad safety regulations regarding refresher training for all NS craft personnel responsible for performing freight air brakes tests. Specifically, NS proposed to create a 3-D simulation using web-based software to satisfy

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