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More 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
Read moreChief of Staff to the International President Vinny Addeo, IAM National Legislative and Political Director Hasan Solomon, TCU/IAM National Legislative Director Dave Arouca, and IAM Assistant Communications Director DeLane Adams recently visited members of TCU/IAM Locals 1351 and Local 878 who work for Amtrak in Philadelphia. Members were able to receive IAM Union for Kamala
Read moreIn 1925, Pullman porters at the Pullman Company reached out to A. Philip Randolph, for his guidance and leadership in starting a new union. On Aug. 25, 1925, Randolph, a visionary civil rights leader and labor organizer, founded the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP). The Pullman Company, known for its luxurious sleeper cars, fiercely opposed
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