Passenger Trains > Amtrak reaches agreements with four unions

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 26, 2010
ATK-10-059
Contact: Media Relations
202 906.3860


AMTRAK REACHES TENATIVE (SIC) AGREEMENTS FOR
NEW LABOR CONTRACTS WITH IBEW, IAM, JCC AND TCU

WASHINGTON – Amtrak has reached tentative agreements on new labor contracts with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), the Joint Council of Carmen, Coach Cleaner and Helpers (JCC) and the Transportation Communications International (TCU) covering the period of January 1, 2010, through January 1, 2015.

The new contracts must be ratified by the union membership and will cover Electricians, Machinists, Carmen and Coach Cleaners, Clerks and Telegraphers.

The IBEW, IAM, JCC and TCU are four of 14 labor organizations and joint councils representing Amtrak employees. The tentative agreements will affect about 6,900 employees, or 40 percent of the Amtrak unionized labor force.

-source: AMTRAK

Glad they're stayin' up on these now compared to what happened not too long ago!