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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Please see attached documents regarding the National Negotiations. Please remember when looking at the proposed increases: CSX paid $300 million to a guy who has one foot in the grave and the other on a roller skate, to turn around a company that had record profits for the previous 3 years. 2017 Ratification Contract Summary…
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2016 IAM Website & Newsletter Contest Recently our Local Lodge 104 received some awards for outstanding performance in Labor Journalism and we would like to share this with everyone. The team has worked extremely hard to bring you content that is relevant to the issues we face as a Railroad Labor Union on…
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October 5, 2017 SUBJECT: Tentative Agreement reached by the CBG Dear Sisters and Brothers: A tentative National Agreement has been reached by the six Rail Unions who comprise the Coordinated Bargaining Group (CBG). Details are set forth in their Press Release attached. These six Unions are now in the process…
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Labor Day tends to be a pretty low-key US holiday, workers across the country typically receive a Monday off to enjoy the unofficial end of summer and shop the sales. However, the history behind the day is far more dramatic and charged than this modern day observance suggests. US President Grover Cleveland signed the holiday into…
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The NCCC has been negotiating with 13 unions in three coalitions, over a contract that expired January 1, 2015, covering 145,000 railroad workers across wide variety of crafts. In each proposal, there is zero or minimal wage increases from 2015-2017, and 2 percent wage increases for future years. The cost of monthly health care would…
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