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In 1888, 19 Machinists met in a locomotive pit in Atlanta, GA and formed what is now the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. In 1899, 33 railroad clerks gathered in the back room of a cigar shop in Sedalia, MO and formed what is now Transportation Communications Union/IAM. These two great unions, with
Read moreThe Machinists Union launched the new IAM App November 1st. The web-based application will enable IAM members to use their smartphones and tablets to read the new digital IAM Journal, act decisively on vital issues, share information with friends and family, and help organize new members. For information on how to download the free IAM
Read moreAmtrak is reporting record ridership and yet the US House of Representatives is busily planning ways to cut back or shut down the service altogether. Amtrak, formed in 1970 at the request of the private railroads which were at that time going bankrupt almost daily because of massive tax-payer-subsidized competition from truckers using the taxpayer-built
Read moreDuring the first weeks of November, the IAM will launch the IAM APP. This new web-based application will enable IAM members to use their smart phones and tablets to read the IAM Journal, act decisively on vital issues, share information with friends and family, and help organize new members. The IAM APP will be an
Read moreIn an article written for the DC Streets Blog, senators and Amtrak officials made the case that the way to make Amtrak work more effectively is to improve the funding available to Amtrak and not privatization. “Last year we spent more than $40 billion on highways, and Lord knows we need that — but that’s
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