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PLATTSBURGH, N.Y., Jan. 7, 2026 – New IAM Union members at Alstom Transportation in Plattsburgh, N.Y. voted to ratify their first-ever three-year collective bargaining agreement, marking a major milestone for rail manufacturing workers in upstate New York. This ratified agreement is the direct result of member solidarity and the successful IAM organizing effort that brought
Read moreThis article was featured in the Winter 2025-2026 IAM Journal and was written by IAM Communications Representative Bill Harkum. The 2025 IAM Transportation Conference gathered more than 800 IAM delegates from the Air Transport and Rail Divisions of the IAM Union at the biennial convention this summer in Las Vegas. The purpose of this year’s
Read moreThis article was featured in the Winter 2025-2026 IAM Journal and was written by IAM Communications Representatives John Carr. After nearly two years without raises and working under expired conditions, a coalition of powerful rail unions, including IAM Local 318, Transportation Communications Union/IAM (TCU/IAM),the Brotherhood Railway Carmen (BRC), and American Railway and Airway Supervisors Association
Read moreJosh Hartford, Special Assistant to the International President for the IAM Union Rail Division, recently addressed delegates at the IAM New Mexico State Council meeting, providing a comprehensive update on developments in the rail industry and celebrating IAM Local 331’s first time participating in the council. Hartford gave a detailed breakdown of the key issues
Read moreIAM Union-made NextGen Acela high-speed trainsets are beginning regular service on the Northeast Rail Corridor today. It comes after months of testing the new trains, which can run as fast as 160 miles per hour on the current rail infrastructure.
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