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The Basic Local Chairman Class was held last month at the William W. Winpisinger Center. Everyone in attendance works for the railroad – some repair the trains, and others drive them. They all have a unique reason for how they got here but their why is the same – and that’s to better protect, defend
Read moreIAM District 19 leadership has reached another historic victory by securing four paid sick days for all IAM members at Norfolk Southern. “I know paid sick days is an important issue for our members. I am honored to be able to obtain this milestone for our members and will continue to fight for a better
Read moreIAM District 19 leadership has gained a historic victory by securing four paid sick days for all IAM members at BNSF.
Read moreDistrict 19 General Chairman Heath Jacobs and the IAM Rail Division have negotiated, and members have overwhelmingly ratified, a new five-year contract with Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad Company (LS&I) in Marquette, MI. This contract covers all members who maintain a fleet of locomotives that service a 12-mile track from the Empire and Tilden mine
Read moreIAM District 19 and the IAM Rail Division have reached three additional agreements to provide paid sick leave for approximately 1,700 more IAM District 19 members. The IAM reached two agreements with Union Pacific Railroad (UP) covering all our members in the mechanical and engineering departments and one at Canadian National Railroad (CN). “I commend
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