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The IAM is proud to announce that Brian Shanahan, IAM Railroad Coordinator, has been appointed to the Metra Board of Directors in the Chicagoland area. This appointment marks a significant milestone for labor representation in regional transit leadership, and a homecoming for Shanahan, who began his railroad career with Metra more than 17 years ago.
Read moreThe IAM Union opened its 2025 Transportation Conference in Las Vegas on Monday. Over 800 IAM Union delegates are in attendance at the conference, and work primarily in the airline and railroad industries. The conference highlights the IAM’s powerful presence in these sectors. View photos here. Under the banner of “Building a Better Tomorrow,” this
Read moreWASHINGTON, May 31, 2025 – Brian Bryant, International President of the 600,000-member IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers), and Artie Maratea, TCU/IAM National President, issued the following statement on the U.S. Department of Labor’s plan to effectively end the majority of Job Corps programs by June 30, 2025: “4,500 current students were
Read moreThe IAM Union Rail Division and Transportation Communications Union/IAM (TCU/IAM) stood shoulder to shoulder with other labor unions and transit advocates at the Pennsylvania State Capitol to send a loud and unified message: public transit workers and the communities they serve must not be abandoned. Dozens of union members, transit riders, and community allies rallied
Read moreMembers of the Transportation Communications Union (TCU/IAM) recently joined other IAM Union members and elected officials from across the state at the New York State Council of Machinists (NYSCOM) annual meeting, held this year in Niagara Falls. The meeting allowed TCU/IAM members to learn new strategies for advocating for the rights of working people in
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