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The 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
Read moreThe proposed funding levels from House Republican lawmakers would be completely devastating to railroad workers, rail safety, and railroad retirees. The bills propose to gut Amtrak and transit agencies, as well as the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB), among others.
Read moreIAM Local 318 (District 19) member Adam Ayer who works as a Lead Machinist at Amtrak in Boston and was recently featured in a recent shop visit video highlighting the IAM Rail Division visit with Amtrak and Keolis Members in Boston, He is now being honored for his incredible bravery on July 4. Ayer also serves as
Read moreIAM District 19 General Chairman Heath Jacobs has negotiated a first-of-its-kind shift swap agreement at the Canadian National Railway Company (CN). The temporary memorandum aims to give IAM members more opportunity to have time off work without being charged for absenteeism. The agreement covers IAM members at CN’s Locomotive Repair Center in Homewood, IL, commonly
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