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On April 13, 2019, a locomotive at the Wauhatchie Rail Yard in Chattanooga, TN fatally struck Carman Allen C. Lowe, member of TCU Local 6673. This accident is still under investigation by the NTSB. Allen C. Lowe was 46 years old and resided in Erwin, TN. He is a member of the TCU Carmen
Read moreMore than 800 members of the IAM’s largest territory, the Transportation Department, including over 200 TCU delegates, joined together in Las Vegas this week for the 2019 IAM Transportation Conference. The IAM, which represents more than 160,000 members in the airline and rail industries, is North America’s largest union in the sector. Speakers at the
Read moreAFL/CIO President Trumka talks about Amtrak, its struggles and future at the IAM Transportation Confgerence.
Read moreOver 200 TCU representatives are attending the IAM Transportation Conference this week. TCU President Bob Scardelletti addressed the IAM Transportation Conference laying out the current benefits and upcoming negotiations in the railroad industry. President Scardelletti said, “The contracts that people in this hall negotiate represent some of the best there is. No one does it
Read moreDemocratic presidential hopefuls Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Monday morning addressed approximately 800 delegates at the Transportation Department’s 2019 Conference. IAM members will be hearing from candidates often during the 2020 election cycle before the membership weighs in on the union’s presidential endorsement. Watch the video feed of both
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