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IAM International President Robert Martinez Jr. has appointed Derrick Battle, a General Chairman since 2013, as a Rail Division Special Representative. The appointment is effective January 1, 2023. Battle initiated into Houston, TX IAM Local 2198 in 2007 when he was hired into Union Pacific Railroad.
Read moreJosh Hartford, IAM Special Assistant to the International President for the IAM Rail Division, recently traveled to Barstow, CA to visit with members of IAM Local 706 (District 19). More than 200 workers there are employed by BNSF railroad working at the Locomotive repair and maintenance facility. Hartford met with all three shifts and attended
Read moreWASHINGTON, Nov. 5, 2022 – Approximately 4,900 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 19 have voted to accept the latest Tentative Agreement with the National Carriers’ Conference Committee (NCCC). IAM District 19 released the following statement: “IAM District 19 members have accepted the Tentative Agreement.
Read moreIAM Local 620 has secured over $17,000 to compensate nine members working at Union Pacific Dolores Yard in Long Beach, CA, for a violation of their collective agreement. The local filed a grievance after the company brought contractors on the property to change out traction motors twice. The company’s action was a violation of the
Read moreAfter years of hard work and dedication, IAM District 19 was able to win 400 hours of straight-time pay for IAM members at North Little Rock Union Pacific – Jenks Shop (NLR). The award is due to the carrier’s wrongful subcontracting of IAM work. The carrier subcontracted out two engine overhauls that were to be
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