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IAM Local 318 Joseph Rumrey, a union leader representing Boston-based rail workers at Keolis, discusses his participation in a recent leadership training class at the IAM Winpisinger Center in Hollywood, MD. Watch the video report here. The class aims to equip approximately 14 union representatives from across the U.S. with essential skills to protect their
Read moreThe IAM Union mourns the loss of former IAM Director of Government Employees Frank Carelli, who passed away on Feb. 6, 2026, following a courageous battle with lymphoma. He was 72. Initiated into the IAM in 1977, Carelli dedicated more than 48 years of his life to fighting for working people, serving the IAM Union
Read moreThis Black History Month, the Local 2198 Young Workers Committee didn’t just celebrate history — they brought it to life. Members handed out specially curated Black History Bags at the United Airlines Reservation office in Houston filled with powerful literature highlighting the role of Black workers in the IAM Union and the unwavering solidarity shown
Read moreRetired IAM Union International President Robert “Bob” Martinez Jr. has officially been inducted into the Texas AFL-CIO’s Labor Hall of Fame, honoring more than four decades of transformative leadership and service to working people in Texas, across the United States and Canada, and around the world. Watch retired IP Martinez’s acceptance speech here. A proud
Read moreThree 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
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