TCU National President Bob Scardelletti and National President-elect Artie Maratea issued the following statement on the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee’s INVEST in America Act: “After decades of calling for massive investments in our country’s infrastructure, the INVEST in America Act finally delivers. This is the kind of bold, transformative legislation that will lead rail
Read moreThe IAM and NFFE-IAM Federal District 1 have joined with nearly two dozen other unions of the Federal Workers Alliance (FWA) to send a letter to the White House demanding workplace safety for the more than 300,000 civil service professionals they represent.
Read moreDear Brothers and Sisters, The nation and our union have been closely watching the events that have unfolded over the course of the last several days. Many of us are feeling a great sense of sadness, anguish and outrage. The IAM has long recognized the inherent worth and dignity of every person.
Read moreAmtrak recently requested nearly $1.5 billion in supplemental funding from the federal government in fiscal 2021 to maintain “minimum service levels,” anticipating ridership will not recover to pre-pandemic levels in fiscal 2021. Amtrak also announced a reduction of up to 20 percent of its staff. The reductions will come to about 3,700 jobs. Amtrak is
Read moreThe IAM, the Transportation Communications Union (TCU-IAM) and 14 other unions are pushing Congress to drop a corporate-backed proposal to roll back job retention requirements in the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
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