September 1, 2005 - Railroad District 19 members working at Class 1 freight rail carriers covered by the national agreement with the National Carriers’ Conference Committee have ratified the tentative agreement reached on July 29, 2005. Sixty-five percent of voting members accepted the pact reached after five and a half years of negotiations.
“It has taken us a long time to get to this point,” said District 19 President Joe Duncan. “However, through working together and standing strong we were finally successful."
Additional information is available on the District 19 website, www.iamdl19.org.
