This article was featured in the Winter 2025-2026 IAM Journal and was written by IAM Communications Representatives John Carr. After nearly two years without raises and working under expired conditions, a coalition of powerful rail unions, including IAM Local 318, Transportation Communications Union/IAM (TCU/IAM),the Brotherhood Railway Carmen (BRC), and American Railway and Airway Supervisors Association
Read moreThis article was featured in the Winter 2025-2026 IAM Journal and was written by IAM Communications Representatives Elias Flamenco Rivera & Valana Cochran. IAM Union Western Territory members don’t just talk solidarity – they live it. A quiet yet determined army, perhaps unknown to the IAM membership, works every day to protect and empower immigrant
Read moreThis article was featured in the Summer 2025 IAM Journal and was written by IAM Communications Representative John Carr. The IAM Midwest Territory continues to demonstrate its commitment to community service through its “IAM H.E.L.P.S. in the Community” program. This initiative, which stands for Honoring, Engaging, Lifting, Providing, and Servicing, reflects the union’s mission to make
Read moreThis article was featured in the Summer 2025 IAM Journal and was written by IAM Communications Representative Elias Flamenco Rivera. In today’s fast-paced world, balancing a successful career, union commitments, and family life can be impossible. However, for three dedicated IAM members, this reality is a daily commitment that speaks to their work ethic, union pride,
Read moreDear IAM Family, Since having the honor of becoming the IAM’s 15th International President on Jan. 1, 2024, I am proud to report that myself and your Executive Council are continuing to lead our union towards a better future in a constantly evolving world. I have been traveling non-stop across North America to meet with
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