Fewer riders, fewer tickets bought and scaled-back schedules were just a few of the COVID-induced hurdles facing Amtrak during the past year and a half. All of those obstacles caused the railroad industry to lose millions, and threatened the livelihoods of thousands of Amtrak  employees.
Read moreIAM District 751 President and Directing Business Representative Jon Holden recently represented the Machinists Union at a virtual White House roundtable discussion with federal agencies and aviation sector stakeholders.
Read moreThe hard work of the IAM Western Territory has helped defeat the Sept. 14 recall election to remove California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) from office.
Read moreThousands of IAM jobs have been saved or protected thanks to a federal aerospace job protection program championed by the Machinists Union.
Read moreThe Biden administration recently ordered the U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to develop a rule requiring employers with 100 or more employees to ensure their workforce is fully vaccinated or require unvaccinated workers to produce a weekly negative COVID-19 test result.
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