Winners Named in 2011 Newsletter & Website Competition

The winners in the 2011 IAM Newsletter and Website Contest have been chosen. The District and Local Lodge first place winners for each category are:

In the Newsletter Category – Top honors for General Excellence goes to NFFE-IAM Federal District 1 in Washington, DC for The Federal Employee and to Local Lodge 869 in Montreal, QC for the IAMAW...

GOP Plan for Amtrak Called Unconstitutional

The ranking Democrat of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee says the Republican plan to privatize Amtrak is unconstitutional.

Help save Amtrak by taking action. Click here to send a letter to your Congressperson. Tell them to say “NO” to the Mica-Shuster “Competition for Intercity Passenger Rail in America Act.”

Surprise Gesture Marks Raffle to Benefit 2012 Convention

More than 300 delegates and guests at the 2011 MNPL Planning Committee Meeting in Albuquerque, NM held their breath as IAM President Tom Buffenbarger called out the winning number in a drawing for the 2012 Bombardier Can-Am Roadster RT.

And the winning ticket holder...

Surprise Gesture Marks Raffle to Benefit 2012 Convention

More than 300 delegates and guests at the 2011 MNPL Planning Committee Meeting in Albuquerque, NM held their breath as IAM President Tom Buffenbarger called out the winning number in a drawing for the 2012 Bombardier Can-Am Roadster RT.

And the winning ticket holder...

Scardelletti Testifies for High Speed Rail Workers

The merits and challenges of high speed rail service in the United States were debated recently at a House committee hearing in Washington D.C., where visitors frequently filled the hearing room to capacity.