On December 1, 2019 long time Walt Disney World employee and TCU Shop Steward Sylvester Jackson retired after thirty eight (38) years on the job. Brother Jackson began his career as a house person for Walt Disney World resorts in 1981. A few years later he joined the ranks as a TCU shop steward assisting
Read moreGeorge Kourpias, who served as the IAM’s International President for eight years before retiring in 1997, passed away on Monday, Dec. 2, 2019. He was 87. Viewing will be on Friday, Dec. 6 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. with prayers at 7 p.m. Funeral will be on Saturday, Dec. 7 at 12 p.m. Both
Read moreOn November 18, 2019, SEPTA Carmen overwhelmingly ratified a contract which spans the period of February 17, 2017 thru February 16, 2022. The first wage increase was effective November 24, 2019. “I would like to thank the members for voting and their perseverance to get this contract completed,” said TCU Vice President Artie Maratea. “I
Read moreTCU and TCU Carmen Division served our Section 6 Notices upon the industry. These notices seek a wide range of improvements and while all issues will be discussed during this round of National Negotiations, our priority will be Wages and Health and Welfare. Those were the two top priorities in the TCU survey. We at
Read moreWASHINGTON DC, Nov. 13, 2019 – Jack Dinsdale, National Vice President for the Transportation Communications Union (TCU-IAM) today testified before a House Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee. Dinsdale, a longtime Amtrak worker, detailed a changing culture with the nation’s passenger rail corporation that today includes workers living “in fear for their livelihood and careers.” “Under its
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