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On October 31, 2016, 21 members of IAM Local Lodges 41 and 313, of District 9, in St. Louis, Missouri went on strike against their employer American Pulverizer. The strike began when members rejected American Pulverizer’s final offer which included rolling 87% of the healthcare costs onto the members, offer minimal and inconsistent wage increases,
Read moreDemocrats on the House Education and the Workforce Committee reintroduced the Protecting America’s Workers Act, legislation that strengthens and modernizes the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. The bill would give the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) tools to ensure that employers promptly correct hazardous working conditions, protect workers from retaliation when they
Read moreEdward Wytkind, President of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), of which TCU is a member, issued this statement on the U.S. Senate’s confirmation of Elaine Chao as Secretary of Transportation: “I congratulate Elaine Chao on her confirmation by the Senate as our new Secretary of Transportation. The challenges Secretary Chao inherits are monumental. Decades
Read moreEach year the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) holds informational conferences throughout the country to present an overview of the benefits provided under the Railroad Retirement Act to active members, retirees, and survivors. Informational Conferences are open to union officials only. The emphasis of these conferences is to provide an overview of the Board’s
Read moreThe Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has submitted a proposed rule that would require Amtrak, commuter, and freight rail carriers to provide security training to their employees. The rule was part of the “Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007,” but it is just now being written. As proposed, the TSA plans to divide
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