District 19 has a tentative agreement on the SOO Line worth taking to the membership for a ratification vote. General Chair John Denny will be visiting the properties for the entire week from Jan. 16 to 20 to answer any questions you may have. We know this has been a long process and we appreciate all the help
Read moreJosh Hartford, IAM Special Assistant to the International President for the Rail Division, recently attended New York IAM Local 754’s Annual Fellowship and Awards Banquet, which honored members with 15 to 50 years of service with the Machinists Union. Local Chairman Billy Hunt presented Thomas “Tommy” Cappetta with his 50-year Gold Membership Card and pin. Brother Robert Geffken was also supposed to receive his card
Read moreIAM 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.
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