Tariffs are often promoted as a way to protect domestic industry. For railroad workers, the reality is far more concrete and far more immediate. Freight rail sits downstream of nearly every trade decision. When trade slows, rail volume falls. When volume falls, labor absorbs the shock long before capital does. Railroad workers do not experience…
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What “New York Dock” Is “New York Dock” refers to federally imposed employee‑protective conditions that automatically apply when the Surface Transportation Board (STB) approves a railroad merger, acquisition, consolidation, or similar transaction. The name comes from the ICC decision New York Dock Railway—Control—Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal (360 I.C.C. 60 (1979)). These protections bind the carrier…
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The recent election within District Lodge 19 has ignited profound concern among our members. According to the latest dues payer sheet, our membership count for March stood at 7,213. Astonishingly, only 1,634 members participated in the election of our president and recording secretary. This participation rate constitutes a mere 22.65 percent of the membership—a shockingly…
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Greetings, Please see the attached press release with an update from the Coordinated Bargaining Coalition (CBC) and where our group stands now. Also, the latest round of negotiations was this past week, and enclosed is a hyperlink below of the CBC’s last proposal for your reference. httpss://tcunion.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/CBC-Proposal.pdf Final CBC Press Release Advising of Impasse NMB…
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05-11-2018 – District 19 Trains RRB Disibility Examiners Railroad Retirement Board Disability Examiner Training Dear Brothers and Sisters, The Labor Member of the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) requested District Lodge 19 to develop a Power Point Presentation of the work and tasks that Railroad Machinists do in the performance of their duties. This was an effort to…
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Union members need to realize across ALL crafts, that “We are the Union” and not our leaders. Those men and women were elected to represent our best interest. When the membership feels that the leadership has failed, then by all means, we must take action. Appalachian Union members are taking action on their own. The strike…
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