Twenty-four students from Washington D.C.’s Potomac Job Corp Center recently completed a 40-hour training course on hazardous materials awareness and train-the-trainer as part of IAM CREST’s and the Transportation Communications Union (TCU/IAM)’s Advanced Transportation Training Program.
Read moreJoin fellow riders and supporters of the IAM’s favorite charity, Guide Dogs of America | Tender Loving Canines (GDA|TLC), from July 11-13, 2025 for motorcycle rides across the beautiful and scenic Washington, DC area. This year’s ride is hosted by the Transportation Communications Union (TCU/IAM).
Read moreMore than a year after voting to organize into the Transportation Communications Union (TCU/IAM), the largest union on Amtrak, union representatives for Drummac employees who work on the Amtrak Auto Train Property in Lorton, Va., held an informational picket on Feb. 19, 2025, to highlight Drummac management’s stall tactics during negotiations. SEE PHOTOS FROM THE INFORMATIONAL PICKET The informational picket took
Read moreIAM Rail Division representatives joined members of Congress and leaders from fellow U.S. rail unions in calling on Congress to act on rail safety two years after the toxic East Palestine train derailment. “On behalf of all our members, our hearts still go out to the people of East Palestine. They want answers, they want
Read moreFour major commuter rail workers’ unions have ratified new contracts with Keolis Commuter Services, which operates the commuter rail system in the Boston metro area on behalf of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) and Amtrak. IAM Local 318, representing 175 workers; Transportation Communications Union/IAM (TCU/IAM), representing 130 workers; Brotherhood Railway Carmen, representing more than
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