Three rail labor unions have invoked federal mediation after more than a year of stalled contract talks with Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), citing particularly, the railroad’s mistreatment of employees on its former Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern (DM&E) lines. IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) District 19, the Brotherhood of Maintenance of
Read moreIAM Union International President Brian Bryant has appointed Denise Heath as Special Assistant to the International President, effective Feb. 1, 2026. In her new role, Heath will focus on supporting IAM members covered under the Service Contract Act (SCA)—particularly non-aerospace SCA members—while helping to expand the IAM Union’s presence, strength, and organizing capacity in this
Read moreWhen it comes to changing lives, real heroes don’t always wear capes. Sometimes, they walk on four paws. DC Comics has officially teamed up with the IAM Union’s favorite charity, Guide Dogs of America | Tender Loving Canines (GDA | TLC) in an exciting, yearlong collaboration designed to shine a spotlight on the life-changing power
Read moreOn the anniversary of the tragic and preventable East Palestine, Ohio train derailment, the IAM Union, Transportation Communications Union (TCU/IAM), Brotherhood of Railway Signalmen, International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), and rail union leaders with Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) went to the Capitol to tell Congress that it’s time to pass the Railway Safety
Read moreIAM International President Brian Bryant, IAM Southern Territory General Vice President Craig Martin, and other IAM Union leaders recently traveled to the South to meet directly with IAM members and see firsthand the skilled, union work being done at two IAM-represented facilities. “It’s essential for us to show up wherever our members work—not just to
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