WASHINGTON, 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
Read moreOn the anniversary of the tragic and preventable East Palestine, Ohio train derailment, the IAM Union, Transportation Communications Union (TCU/IAM), Brotherhood of Railway Signalmen, International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), and rail union leaders with Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) went to the Capitol to tell Congress that it’s time to pass the Railway Safety
Read morePLATTSBURGH, 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
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