Transportation Communications Union/IAM (TCU/IAM) National Vice President Katrina Coleman was recently appointed to serve on the AFL-CIO Executive Council. The AFL-CIO Executive Council is comprised of the federation’s two top officers and 55 vice presidents — democratically elected officials who together represent nearly 15 million AFL-CIO members. The Council is responsible for guiding the federation’s
Read moreIn a move steeped in symbolism and labor history, the IAM Union has formally rechartered Local 625 as Local 1, restoring a title that traces back to the union’s founding in 1888. Watch Video Here. The Local ceremony, held in Waycross, Ga., marked what union leaders described as a reclamation of the IAM’s historical identity.
Read moreWASHINGTON, Feb. 24, 2026 – Today, U.S. Sens. Jon Husted (R-OH), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Eric Schmitt (R-MO), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Roger Marshall (R-KS), and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced the Railway Safety Act in the Senate. This legislation largely resembles previous bipartisan legislation led by then-Sens. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) that passed out
Read moreIAM Local 318 Joseph Rumrey, a union leader representing Boston-based rail workers at Keolis, discusses his participation in a recent leadership training class at the IAM Winpisinger Center in Hollywood, MD. Watch the video report here. The class aims to equip approximately 14 union representatives from across the U.S. with essential skills to protect their
Read moreThree rail labor unions have invoked federal mediation after more than a year of stalled contract talks with Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), citing particularly, the railroad’s mistreatment of employees on its former Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern (DM&E) lines. IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) District 19, the Brotherhood of Maintenance of
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