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In a release from the National Railway Labor Conference (NRLC): The nation’s major freight railroads have reached tentative agreements with the Brotherhood Railway Carmen (BRC), the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), and the Transportation Communications Union (TCU). The new agreements cover more than 31,000 employees
Read moreOn January 1, 2018, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will update its drug testing regulations for all transportation workers, including railroads, aviation and transit.
Read moreAfter three years of difficult and contentious bargaining with the National Carriers Conference Committee (NCCC), TCU Carmen and Clerks together with our coalition partners (IAM, TWU and IBEW) have reached a Tentative National Agreement (TA) subject to membership ratification. The TA follows the terms of the CBG TA, which has now been ratified by an
Read moreThe lifetime maximum benefit under the Railroad Employees National Early Retirement Major Medical Benefit Plan (GA-46000) will increase by $4,700 effective January 1, 2018 – from $157,800 to $162,500 – due to an automatic annual adjustment based on medical cost inflation. Click here to read the confirmation release from United Healthcare.
Read moreResults are in. UTU, BLE&T, BRS and ATDA have ratified the Tentative Agreement. Click here for UTU Press Release. Click here for BLE&T Press Release. Click here for BRS Press Release. Click here for ATDA Press Release. TCU and our coalition partners will be meeting with the industry. Every effort will be made
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