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Amtrak has confirmed a record year, covering almost all of its operating costs (94.7%) from ticket sales and revenues in fiscal year 2017. Amtrak also carried a record 31.7 million passengers, up 1.5% from the year before. Importantly, ridership was up on all three parts of Amtrak’s network: the Northeast Corridor, State-supported routes, and long-distance
Read moreOn October 5, the Coordinated Bargaining Group (CBG) announced they had reached a Tentative National Agreement (TA) with the nations’ freight railroads. On October 7, that information was posted on this website and circulated via Flash News. The TA is now being circulated to the members of the six CBG unions approximately 85,000 rail workers.
Read moreIn accordance with the IAM Constitution the monthly per capita tax is increased by using the average of the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) as published by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Canadian Consumer Price Index as published by
Read moreYesterday, the Senate Commerce Committee voted largely along party lines to approve Lynn Westmoreland for a five-year term on the Amtrak Board of Directors. Final approval of Mr. Westmoreland will now head to the full Senate where he’s likely to get confirmed. It’s unclear when the final vote will occur. A few weeks ago, TCU posted
Read moreThe Thirty-Fifth Regular Convention of the Transportation Communications Union/IAM will be held at the Mirage Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, commencing at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 24, 2018, and will continue from day to day until completion of the business of the Convention, including the election of National Officers, and shall conclude not
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