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This past week in Tucson, AZ, IAM District 19 railroad delegates, officers, and guests gathered to conduct the business for its 9th quadrennial convention. Delegates from approximately 47 Local Lodges from around the country arrived on August 21 to meet, hear and gather information from many speakers. Three IAM delegates Mike “Mouse” Reilly (Local 2600),
Read moreFreight rail members of the IAM Rail Division will receive a 24% compounded general wage increase over five years if new tentative agreements reached with railroads bargaining under the National Carriers Conference Committee (NCCC) are ratified by the membership. The IAM Rail Division consists of IAM District 19, the Transportation Communications Union (TCU/IAM), and the
Read moreWASHINGTON, Aug. 16, 2022 — The IAM Rail Division released the following statement: “The White House has received the Presidential Emergency Board recommendation regarding National Freight Rail Negotiations. The IAM Rail Division is closely reviewing the recommendation. We are scheduled to meet with the National Railway Labor Conference in the coming days and will work
Read moreThe AFL-CIO’s Transportation Trades Department (TTD) held a virtual rail worker town hall recently that featured a panel of union members moderated by AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Fred Redmond. U.S. freight rail workers are in the third year of fighting for a new national contract with freight railroads. Freight rail workers from across the country shared personal
Read moreToday, July 24, 2022, the United Rail Unions, who are bargaining as part of the Coordinated Bargaining Coalition and the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way/SMART Mechanical Coalition, and the Carriers represented by the National Carriers Conference Committee (NCCC) began their presentations before the Presidential Emergency Board (PEB) appointed by President Biden. The hearings are scheduled
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