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For immediate release | Contact: Kevin Gifford, TCU Communications Director, 301-840-8741, giffordk@tcunion.org On September 19th, FreightCar America [“FCA”], a manufacturer of freight rail car rolling stock, announced their intentions to begin manufacturing operations in Castanos, Mexico. In a joint venture with Fasemex, a Mexican manufacturing and servicing company, FCA will begin operations by mid-2020. This
Read moreSurvey results from TCU and Brotherhood Railway Carmen Division representatives affirm wages and Health and Welfare as the top two issues going into National Bargaining. We are in the process of preparing our Section 6 Notice for both Clerical and Carmen Crafts, to be served in November on the national rail carriers for the bargaining
Read moreOn August 29, 2019, in Robinson v. NJ Transit, the Third Circuit Federal Court of Appeals found that NJ Transit was not an “arm of the state.” This occurred because, on June 26, 2019, the New Jersey General Assembly passed New Jersey P.L. 2019, c.137, named the “New Jersey Transit Corporation Employee Protection Act” (Act).
Read moreCSX Transportation (CSX) recently petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for a waiver of compliance from certain provisions of the Federal railroad safety regulations regarding the testing and inspecting of air brakes for trains traveling over 1,000 miles but are not designated as extended haul trains under § 232.213. More specifically, CSX requested relief from
Read moreUnion Plus has announced that their in-house Union Plus Mortgage Company (UPMC), is now licensed to serve union families in New York State. As a reminder, UPMC offers mortgages to qualified active and retired union members, their parents and children. The UPMC program is currently available to eligible applicants residing CA, CO, CT, DE, DC,
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