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Enroll Now for 2022
Medical and FSA Benefits |
Between October 1-31, 2021, you can enroll in or change your Medical or Flexible Spending Account (FSA) benefit selections for the 2022 benefit year. For more information about the FSA, please visit www.yourtracktohealth.com or ytth.com. Note that you must enroll in the FSA program each year to participate.
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| Providing a Safe and Healthy Workplace are the Core of a Union’s Role, and this Pandemic is No Exception |
As stated previously, your Union stood in solidarity with you throughout this pandemic, and we continue today. Providing a safe and healthy workplace are the core of a union’s role, and this pandemic is no exception. We have had long battles within the rail industry to promote these core safety values, because a paycheck alone is meaningless if you die at work. We have all suffered from this pandemic; in the early going, we were able to stay safer on the job by insisting that the proper PPE was obtained and distributed. Just as important, we were able to assure continued employment through the worst of the pandemic for a large number of our members.
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| Your Track to Health has Made New Security Enhancements |
YourTracktoHealth.com has made new security enhancements
including adopting HealthSafe ID® technology.
Even if you’re currently registered on the site, you’ll need to
set up a new username and password. But don’t worry: we’re
making it easy. These three steps take less than 5 minutes:
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| Coordinated Bargaining Coalition |
September 22, 2021 — The Rail Unions comprising the Coordinated Bargaining Coalition (CBC), negotiating together in the current round of National Negotiations, have issued the following statement:
“As we advised in January of 2021, the CBC and the nation’s rail carriers have been at the bargaining table since the beginning of 2020.
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TTD and Rail Unions Support
Amit Bose to Lead FRA |
On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), the undersigned affiliated rail unions, and millions of frontline transportation workers, I urge you to advance the nomination of Amit Bose for Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) when the Senate Commerce Committee considers his nomination this week.
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| What Is the PRO Act? |
Our nation’s labor laws are woefully outdated and have become ineffective as a means for working people to have our voices heard.
But the most significant worker empowerment legislation since the Great Depression is now in the hands of the Senate.
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| Labor Day 2021 |
Labor Day 2021 — Monday, September 6
Labor Day is held on the first Monday of September. It is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers and how they have contributed to the well-being of our country.
It is thought that this day originated in Canada.
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| Resources for those Impacted by Current Disasters & Emergencies |
The following health and wellness resources are available to those impacted by current, declared disasters and emergencies (such as hurricanes, wildfires and floods). All emergency and major disaster declarations are made by the President of the United States and are communicated through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
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On Labor Day, Look for the Union Label
It's Everywhere |
Labor Day is particularly significant this year for the Labor Movement. We saw the passing of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka and the election of his replacement, Liz Shuler, who is the first woman to serve at the AFL-CIO's helm and the election of Ms. Shuler's replacement, Fred Redmond, the first African American to serve as the Secretary-Treasurer at the Federation.
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CBC Update 20210922.pdf
