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IAM Rail Division members in upstate New York joined allies to call on the Republican-controlled House to end its attack on Amtrak funding. The proposed GOP budget would cut Amtrak funding by 64%, or about $876 million, and furlough 10,000 Amtrak workers. IAM District 19 General Chair Danny Tavares led the IAM’s delegation to the
Read moreOn Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023, District Lodge 19 General Chairman Heath Jacobs and Josh Hartford, Special Assistant to the International President for the IAM Rail Division, attended Local 478’s 45th annual Service Awards Banquet in Arlington Heights, Ill.
Read moreU.S. Rep. Sean Casten (D-Ill.) recently visited with IAM and TCU/IAM Rail Division members at the Belt Railroad shop in Chicago.
Read moreThe IAM supports a letter written by rail labor and industry groups opposing Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) administrative funding cuts. The groups, including the Transportation Trades Department, the Association of American Railroads and the American Short Line and Railroad Association, are urging the Republican-led Congress to adopt funding levels included in the Senate bill. The House GOP bill would slash RRB funding by $25 million, severely impacting the board’s ability to
Read moreBrothers and Sisters, IAM Rail Division Special Representative Derrick Battle, District Lodge 19 General Chairmen Kenny Krause, Juan Estrada and Josh Cox, and several Local Chairman across the Union Pacific system met last week with Vice President of Mechanical Jeremy Givens, General Director of Locomotive Operations Mark Smith, and Labor Relations. We discussed several issues
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